Vacation!

The Local History Room is closed through August 1.

Chester Fuller and dog aboard the 'Chesperus,' 1898

Lets go to the beach

Miss Sevis and Miss Kelly on beach. Racine, June 12, 1890
Miss Servis and Miss Kelly on beach. Racine, June 12, 1890

Why is this cabinet card of two lovely gals on the shore of Lake Michigan here in the Kingston Public Library? Who knows?

River

Jones River, no date
Jones River, no date

Some time ago, an unknown photographer captured this moment of tranquility on the river.  The Old Colony Railroad bridge can be seen in the distance at left, along with at least one of the boathouses that stand between Landing Road and the riverbank. The stone wall at right is the end of the seawall (or river-wall) that runs from the Great Bridge along the property that was once Alexander Holmes’ Jones River Farm.