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Letters to Emily – Letter 9

After publishing the last letter, it was discovered that according to the transcription there were additional writings scribbled wherever the author could find room....

Letters to Emily – Letter 8

After publishing the last letter, it was discovered that according to the transcription there were additional writings scribbled wherever the author could find room....

Letters to Emily – Letter 7

What a difference 100 years make! The photo on the top was taken around the 1880s while the one on the bottom is from...

Letters to Emily – Letter 6

Then and now. These two photos show Brandywine Road looking North to the square. The first photo is of the Leach store in the...

Letters to Emily – Letter 5

Brought to you by the Historical Society of Old Northfield This letter is a ‘Letter to Emily’ in reverse. Emily and her husband, Roderick, have...

Letters to Emily – Letter 4

Brought to you by the Historical Society of Old Northfield Addressed to Mr. Hooker Taylor Northfield, Summit County, 0hio August 9th, 1840, from Richland, Michigan...

Letters to Emily – Letter 3

Brought to you by the Historical Society of Old Northfield To maximize the paper, the next correspondence to Emily was written by her mother and...

Letters to Emily – Letter 2

Four years have passed since the last letter. It is unknown if there were more letters that have been lost, or there were no...

Letters to Emily

In 2020, the Historical Society of Old Northfield, received an Email from Janet Rose Pinney Shea. Mrs. Shea was from Peterborough, New Hampshire. She...

Letters to Emily – Letter 33

It is hard to believe, but this is the last letter in the series. We have followed the Johnson family from their first arrival,...

Letters to Emily – Letter 32

This letter was written by William Wallace Johnson (1813-1900) to Emily’s daughter Elizabeth (Lizzie) Elmer Dwight (1838-1906). He also writes on the same paper...

Letters to Emily – Letter 31

This letter is from Willam Wallace Johnson (1813-1900). William was the son of Othniel Johnson (1778-1851). Othniel was the brother of Emily’s father. It...

Letters to Emily – Letter 30

Written to George Ames (1839-1918), Emily’s son-in-law. It was from Gad Elmer Johnson (1819-1901.) Elmer says that his daughter graduated from Cleveland City High...

Letters to Emily – Letter 29

In this letter, written by Betsey Elmer-Johnson Wood (1812-1889), Emily Johnson Dwight’s sister, Betsey tries to count how many grandchildren her siblings have. When...