The 3 graphics above (Large photo and 2 articles) are an excellent example that proves that my program, "Computers and Local History: Perfect Together" is such a verity. Over the years I have scanned, transcribed, and otherwise preserved and saved information on various subjects and filed them in the appropriate folder in the Hamilton Township Public Library's Local History Collection. It took 6 years for the above 3 graphics to meet and come together in a very interesting story of the Quintin Riding Academy.
It was the era of the equestrian arts. Horse and buggies, plow horses, harness racing, and just plain horse racing. Along with Henry N. Smith and Bud Doble, David Quintin was a very prominent stable owner back in the 1880's. Above is the story of Quintin's Riding Academy in downtown Trenton. Villa Park folks will recognize the Quintin name, not only for the street which bears his name, but for the race track he once maintained in the pre-Villa Park years.
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