Author: Wlanglois

  • Beatrice Reynolds Beaman

    Mrs. Beatrice Reynolds Beaman   Biographical notes provided by her at the time of her interview. Born November 4, 1890 – born in Reynoldston in big house.  Delivered by Dr. Johnson from South Bangor.   Started going to school house when three years old.  Mary Taylor Lawrence (a cousin) was the school teacher.  Came to Malone in 1906. …

  • Eugene & Daisy Bordeaux

    Interviewed in 1969 Comments on the Interview: We first interviewed Eugene and Daisy French Bordeaux, Bill’s grandparents, two of only a few people then living in Reynoldston.  They were a good choice for our first interviews, as they were willing to be patient with us as we learned the ins and outs of interviewing.  During…

  • Harold H. McGowan 1898-1979

      Harold H. McGowan 1898-1979                                                                                                                                                               Harold McGowan 1970  TABLE OF CONTENTS: Tape 1   Tape 2                                                                                 Side A                                                                               Page 7  Description of house  helived in as a child on Howard Street, Malone, NY; Description of the Franklin County Fairgrounds in the early part of the twentieth Century;  Description of some…

  • Abbie E. (Stone) Cantwell

    Mrs. Abbie E. (Stone) Cantwell    (1889-1973)   TAPE 1 Track 1    CD:FCRTR-114-A                       Click on Audio link to listen to interview:            Audio Growing up in Teboville and Whippleville in the Town of Malone, families and French Canadian Background,   Life in the community, Growing up in a log cabin, Home furnishings, Food, canning and everyday life.  Father worked…

  • The Reynoldston Village – Reconstructed – 1900-1930

  • Links

    Click on the following links for more history: Franklin County Historical and Museum Society  http://www.franklinhistory.org/  Clinton County Family History Society (also known as Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society)A  http://www.nnyacgs.com   Special Collections at the Feinberg Library at the State University of New York at Plattsburg   North Country Now (also under local history section)   http://northcountrynow.com/news/bygone-logging-and-milling-town-near-nicholville-chronicled-new-web-site/02369  North…

  • The Bordeaux Family

    [flagallery gid=5 name=”Gallery”] ALLEN BORDEAUX  (1833-1917)  Allen emigrated to Malone from Canada, probably Quebec, at about the age of 15.  Family tradition holds that he studied for the Catholic priesthood, and even in old age he assisted at house masses held in Reynoldston.  At about the age of 24 he married Julia Hutchins, of Malone. …

  • The Interviews:

    Interviews for Reynoldston New York History   In 1969, Mr. Langlois learned about oral history and with his friend, Robert H. McGowan, both in their third year of college in New York State.  They began to record interviews on the mill and logging community of Reynoldston, New York, a community where Mr. Langlois’ ancestors had…

  • Alice (Bowen) Crooks

    ALICE NANCY (BOWEN) CROOKS b. 1901- d. 1976  Tape Nos.  2, 3, 4, 5, 6   Tracks 1 & 2 (no tape 1) CDS: 095-2 to 095-6 Interviewed by:  W. J. Langlois and R.H. McGowan            August 24, 1970  Topic:  Life in Skerry, NY and The Bowen Mill in the early 20th Century and Malone Lumber Company, 1920-1968  Malone,…

  • Ms. Lillian (French) Barber

      Lillian (French) Barber 1896-1992 Tapes 1-4 January 1969 Interviewed by W. J. Langlois & Robert H. McGowan TAPE 1                                                                                                                       Page 5 Description of the Holiness Church in Skerry, church building, services, attitudes and beliefs Click on Audio link to listen to interview: Audio TAPE 2                                                                                                                         Page 18 Holiness Church, dress, hierarchy, funerals and burial…