Tag Archives: Liberty New York

“Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom of night . . .”

Posted on September 1, 2020 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, reprising and expanding on a blog I first posted here several years ago. It was called “The First RFD Carrier in Town” and was about my grandfather, Fred Gorton, who was the first RFD carrier … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged delivering the mail, early RFD carrier, Ferndale New York, Fred Gorton, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Liberty New York, post office, The Life of a Plodder | 6 Comments

The First RFD Carrier in Town

Posted on April 27, 2016 by kaitlynkathy

Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett here. What follows is not a Maine story, although I suspect similar events took place in this state. It is an account of my grandfather’s career working for the post office in rural Sullivan County, New … Continue reading →