FRANK V. MYLOD
Testimonial Frank V. Mylod, who died in his 80th year, January 27, 1978, was an honorary member of the Dutchess County Historical Society, having served as its Secretary and President and having succeeded his father, John J. Mylod, as Poughkeepsie City Historian. Probably few county residents were better informed about the city and county developments of his time than Mr. Mylod. A practicing attorney, like his father, Mylod was well known as tops in his field of real estate law in the county. His real property abstract file, aided by his father's searches, was widely respected. He succeeded his father as attorney and trustee of the local Home Savings and Loan Association, retiring from those offices in 1973. John A. Wolf, his son-in-law, succeeded him as attorney for the Association. A Poughkeepsie native, Mylod was born in the former family homestead on Bain Avenue, First Ward. As a boy he developed a love of the nearby Hudson River, its boating and fishing and the New York Central railroad, not to forget the now crippled Poughkeepsie railroad bridge. He was an ardent follower of the often recalled Poughkeepsie Intercollegiate Regattas near his home. While attending Fordham College, from which he was graduated in 1918, Mylod had cultivated a liking for all things mechanical, and a burning desire to find out what made things tick. He was one of Poughkeepsie's earliest developers of radios. His mechanical ingenuity extended to repairing such wondrous conveyances as the first automobiles. Mylod was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Navy. He was also a member of the Naval Reserve. After graduation from Fordham College, he was employed for some time in the manufacturing of overcoats. However, subsequent clerking for a year in his father's law office, prompted his decision to enroll at Fordham Law School, from which he was graduated in 1927. His brother, Philip, also was a Fordham Law graduate, and developed a successful practice, turning more to court trial work than Frank. Getting back to Frank Mylod's developing interest in local history, he was chauffeur of his father's automobile during the annual Pilgrimages around the county and elsewhere 23
