Bruce Chadbourne

A Texas descendant’s contributions complete the story of the DeHuff house, now Lebanon Rescue Mission’s Agape Family Shelter, by illuminating patriarch Henry DeHuff’s own commitment to community welfare in the 1800s.

Jacob DeHuff, a prominent 19th-century Lebanon businessman, ran a downtown bookstore that served as a cultural hub for ticket sales, newspapers and school supplies.

Cornwall Borough resident Bruce Chadbourne looks at Coleman Memorial Chapel’s plan as it puts a time capsule back into the cornerstone for another 150 years.

The story behind Wilhelm Avenue in Lebanon reveals the accomplishments of Artemas Wilhelm, a pivotal figure in developing the area’s iron industry and infrastructure.

This past Saturday and Sunday, August 24-25, Coleman Memorial Chapel in Brickerville celebrated its 150th anniversary with events on the grounds of the chapel on Saturday and additional events and tours of Elizabeth Furnace on Sunday.

The historic Hambletonian Stakes, a harness racing event with a million-dollar purse, is set to run for its 99th year, tracing its lineage back to “Hambletonian 10,” a famous horse from 1849 whose bloodline runs into 90% of today’s trotters and pacers. So what’s the connection to Cornwall?

A footnote to our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man – “More Grief for Robert H. Coleman.”

Part 5 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man – “Sanctuary in Saranac Lake.”

Part 4 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man – “Florida, Robert H. Coleman’s Other Life.”

Part 3 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man – “The Busy Decade.”

Part 2 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man – “Florida Man, as a Boy.”

Florida Man goes bankrupt on the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway – part 1.

The mystery surrounding Robert H. Coleman’s Cornwall mansions has energized local historians for decades.