Cornelia Dakin’s college years (1908-1911)

In this lovely photo taken one hundred years ago for the Barnard College yearbook, The Mortarboard, Cornelia "Nina" Heal Dakin (1888-1963), class of 1912, is wearing her graduation cap and gown. She attended Barnard College in NYC from 1908 through 1911, but left school shortly after announcing her engagement to be married. What fascinates me … Continue reading Cornelia Dakin’s college years (1908-1911)

Picture postcards (1919-1926) of the Horn children

This week's photo log is a collection of picture postcards taken between 1919 and 1926 of the four children of Cornelia Heal Dakin and Harry Milton Horn, Sr. of Staten Island, NY. Embossed on the 1920 postcard is the photographer's name and address: "Reilly, Port Richmond, SI". The other postcards are unmarked.  The last four … Continue reading Picture postcards (1919-1926) of the Horn children

The Robert Taylor house, Hudson City, New York

The inscription on the back of this family snapshot taken in 1988, reads: "5/88. Home of Robert Taylor, 1763-1827, Hudson, Built 1795. gr-gr-grand of Dakins." The Robert Taylor house, located in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, is briefly mentioned in a description of the Hudson Historic District: "A surviving nineteenth-century industrial building (Hudson and Boston … Continue reading The Robert Taylor house, Hudson City, New York