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Oral history interview with Mary Mathias

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Mary Mathias speaks of growing up in privilege in Scarsdale, New York, graduating from Wellesley College, then continuing her education at Brandeis and New York University, where she met and married Robert Houriet. Houriet worked as a reporter in New…

Sugarhouse

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Sugarhouse at Frog Run Farm, built in fall 1973 using lumber from surrounding land. Martha Lasley in foreground.

Polly Jerome

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Polly Jerome fixes Peggy's bit

Sugaring tools

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Spouts used in sugaring at Frog Run Farm. Members gathered them wherever they could - antique stores, farmers who gave them away because they were switching to pipeline. They tapped 500 trees that season.

Sugaring

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Chris Carrington skimming the back pan in the sugarhouse

Sugaring

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Mary Mathias checking for syrup

Sugaring

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Peggy and Tom (new team of horses) sugaring. On the dray are Sky Yardley and Polly Jerome.

Sky Yardley

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Sky Yardley at Frog Run Farm

Martha Lasley

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Martha Lasley gardening at Frog Run Farm

Janet and Martha

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Janet Lasley and Martha Lasley at Frog Run Farm

Oro Harshman

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Oro Harshman (now Goldie-Benson) at Frog Run Farm

Cb Hall

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Cb (sic) sugaring at Frog Run Farm