Thank you so much for all those obits Sandra.
I was aware of Howard’s tragic fall, which was actually the 11th Oct 1902, while showing the Buck Hill Falls to his friend Isaac Clothier, but all the other obits help fill in some data.
I’m hoping someone “still with us” knows the story of the 1901 photo, perhaps a Jenkins descendant even has the original, or at least knows who shot the photo, and whether it was taken on Opening Day of the Inn at Buck Hill Falls, the 22nd of June 1901. My suspicion is that Howard’s eldest son, Charles, who was appointed President of the BHF Co. upon its organization, was the man standing on the porch, and 2 of the 3 children sitting on the steps were his. The 3rd child, a girl about 5-8 years old, may have been the daughter of one of his brothers, the photographer ?
Just a hunch, but it seems like a commemorative photo to me.
btw: I painted a black & white replica of the photo and presented it to the BHF Co on the 120th anniversary of the “Grand Opening” of the Inn.
It would be nice if I could tell them the full story.
