New Board Member Supplies Lots of Info About Howe’s Home

[atx840]

It's pretty cool what you've found out on Howe since acquiring the first stamp. By far my favourite project on the forum.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by atx840

It's pretty cool what you've found out on Howe since acquiring the first stamp. By far my favourite project on the forum.

I agree

[polakoff]

After living in Gainesville for 9 years when I joined the board and found out about this project I was stunned. I had to help in some way. My wife worked at the University archives so I'm hoping some of her connections may provide even more insight. I'll be back in Gainesville in October and told Ed I'm happy to take any pictures or do anything else he may want me to do. Definitely the coolest collection I've ever run across.

[BlueSky]

Really cool stuff. I love the personal history of collecting.

Thanks for sharing.

[ZachS]

I've been working on a project of my own that got me into sifting through old Sanborn maps looking for old buildings. I looked through some of the old maps for Gainesville checking on the McCormick house. It looks like the house was around for quite some time. I couldn't find anything on the 1884 map but I found it on 1887, 1892, 1909, 1913, and 1922. It's neat to see how it "grew" over the years.

Also note: On the 1892 map the address was listed as 403... on 1909 and 1913 it's listed as 500... and by 1922 it's listed as 508 (formerly 500). This helps narrow down the time-frame of the stamp.

[ZachS]

One other thing I forgot... all of the street names on these old maps have been changed. If you want to figure out the new name that corresponds with the old name on the map you can use this page: Gainesville Street Name Conversion Chart

[ullmandds]

Thats great, ed! I love the teamwork!

[ethicsprof]

I noticed your mention of Howe's ancestry connected to a prominent
Presbyterian minister in Gainesville. It made me wonder if there might be a connection between your McCormick's and the Presbyterian seminary in Chicago---McCormick Theological Seminary. I checked a wee bit and saw
that the seminary was named after Cyrus H. McCormick who was a Presbyterian and the inventor of the mechanical reaper. I hustled to see what the H.
stood for and, unfortunately, not Howe but Hall. Still there might be some
connection.
great stuff as always.

all the best,
barry