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Foremothers

The "Susie Barstow" tree at the junction of North Road and Ridge Road, February 2025. Photo by Annik Annik LaFarge, author of Composing Olana
The “Susie Barstow” tree at the junction of North Road and Ridge Road, February 2025
Susie M. Barstow’s drawing of women climbing a tree. Courtesy Ken Barstow
Susie M. Barstow’s drawing of women climbing a tree. Courtesy Ken Barstow
Susie M. Barstow, "The Old Camp by the Lakes," ca. 1870. Photo by Dennis DeHart, permission courtesy Ken Barstow
Susie M. Barstow, “The Old Camp by the Lakes,” ca. 1870. Photo by Dennis DeHart, permission courtesy Ken Barstow
Susie Barstow in her hiking suit. Courtesy Ken Barstow
Susie Barstow in her hiking suit. Courtesy Ken Barstow
Florence Peek Abbott sketching by a stream. Photo courtesy of Ms. Abbott's great-niece Ginny Folsom Umiker
Florence Peek Abbott sketching by a stream. Photo courtesy of Ms. Abbott’s great-niece Ginny Folsom Umiker
Three women at summit. From left: Hazel Peek, [unidentified], Theodora Beckwith. Courtesy of Ginny Folsom Umiker, granddaughter of Ms. Peek
Three women at summit. From left: Hazel Peek, [unidentified], Theodora Beckwith. Courtesy of Ginny Folsom Umiker, granddaughter of Ms. Peek