plesant all day
Made oatflake cookies
Mother has been upset all day-
Clara has indigestion and I had nervous headache
Going to bed at nine o'clock-
Harry & Clara hiked to the woods and then Harry went to Auburn and got his own car-
Rec'd letter & card from Florence Beebee-
Aunt Em has grippe-
55 year old widow, Irene Dolton (nee Smith), kept a diary while living in Ludlowville, NY with Mother & Aunty in 1936.
Showing posts with label Auburn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Auburn. Show all posts
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Sunday, November 29, 1936
Sunday-
plesant
Harry took Clara to Auburn to meet the 3-20 bus to Syracuse this afternoon-
I made banana cream pie for dinner-
Mother has been very quiet and drousy all day
Dr ordered her to sit with her feet up in a chair-
and takes four kinds of medicine-
Strange to eat supper just us 3-
plesant
Harry took Clara to Auburn to meet the 3-20 bus to Syracuse this afternoon-
I made banana cream pie for dinner-
Mother has been very quiet and drousy all day
Dr ordered her to sit with her feet up in a chair-
and takes four kinds of medicine-
Strange to eat supper just us 3-
Friday, November 14, 2014
Friday, November 13, 2014
Cloudy & misty rain
Harry worked some in door yard and it got too wet-
I made banana cream pie and roasted pork loin and stewed apples for dinner-
Harry left us about 4 o'clock this afternoon for Auburn-
Aunty rec'd a nice letter from Clara today-
I washed and ironed my blue dress and fastened on new collar-
Harry worked some in door yard and it got too wet-
I made banana cream pie and roasted pork loin and stewed apples for dinner-
Harry left us about 4 o'clock this afternoon for Auburn-
Aunty rec'd a nice letter from Clara today-
I washed and ironed my blue dress and fastened on new collar-
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Sunday, October 18, 1936
Cloudy, windy, & cool-
Made a lemon pie-
Combed Mothers hair etc-
Leroy Hall came and had dinner and sawed wood about 2 hours this afternoon-
Harry Baker came for dinner-
Iliff came for me after dinner and I spent the afternoon at Searles'
Mildred brought me back for supper
Iliff left for Buffalo 4-30 P.M.
Harry left for Auburn 7-45 P.M-
Made a lemon pie-
Combed Mothers hair etc-
Leroy Hall came and had dinner and sawed wood about 2 hours this afternoon-
Harry Baker came for dinner-
Iliff came for me after dinner and I spent the afternoon at Searles'
Mildred brought me back for supper
Iliff left for Buffalo 4-30 P.M.
Harry left for Auburn 7-45 P.M-
Labels:
1936,
Auburn,
Buffalo,
Central NY,
diary,
Harry Baker,
Iliff Dolton,
Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
lemon pie,
Leroy Hall,
Mildred Searles,
NY State history,
social history,
womens history
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Sunday, October 11, 1936
Sunday plesant day
Harry cleaned up horse chestnuts this forenoon-
I cooked chicken for dinner & made biscuits-
Clara called on Leroy Bower this forenoon and they went to Elmira to see Mr. Davis about the hay this afternoon-
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Bower called
Harry, Mother, Aunty & I went to Auburn & Half Acre for a ride-
Leroy Bower took supper & spent evening with us-
Harry cleaned up horse chestnuts this forenoon-
I cooked chicken for dinner & made biscuits-
Clara called on Leroy Bower this forenoon and they went to Elmira to see Mr. Davis about the hay this afternoon-
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Bower called
Harry, Mother, Aunty & I went to Auburn & Half Acre for a ride-
Leroy Bower took supper & spent evening with us-
| Ludlowville, NY to Elmira, NY |
Labels:
1936,
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Central NY,
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diary,
Dolton,
Elmira,
Harry Baker,
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Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
Leroy Bower,
NY State history,
Smith,
social history,
womens history
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Friday, September 18, 1936
plesant all day cool-
Harry came this morning to spend the day-
worked all day pulling weeds in the garden-
Aunty helped cut the corn for me to can-
Canned 12 pts-
Iliff can store furniture & farm tools in Bob Bailors farm house if he goes to Buffalo
Mother has been better today
Recd card from Clara today.
Harry drove to Auburn this eve-
Harry came this morning to spend the day-
worked all day pulling weeds in the garden-
Aunty helped cut the corn for me to can-
Canned 12 pts-
Iliff can store furniture & farm tools in Bob Bailors farm house if he goes to Buffalo
Mother has been better today
Recd card from Clara today.
Harry drove to Auburn this eve-
Labels:
1936,
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Bob Bailor,
Buffalo,
diary,
Dolton,
gardening,
Harry Baker,
Iliff Dolton,
Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
Ludlowville,
NY State history,
Smith,
social history,
womens history
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Sunday, September 6, 1936
Sunday, plesant
Harry came and went to Iliffs for dinner and Iliff & Mildred came with Iliff and got me and we went to Auburn to spend the afternoonmand evening-
Called on the the Ockendens and see through the creamery and then went to the Park-
Had a wonderfull time 10-30 when we came in-
Harry came and went to Iliffs for dinner and Iliff & Mildred came with Iliff and got me and we went to Auburn to spend the afternoonmand evening-
Called on the the Ockendens and see through the creamery and then went to the Park-
Had a wonderfull time 10-30 when we came in-
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Sunday, August 23, 1936
plesant all day
Bob came and done chores and Harry spent 2 hours at the Howell Home this forenoon and got his Montana pictures
Harry & Christine & I went to Auburn & Owasco Park this P.M.
Had a wonderfull time-
Then we took Delbert and went to hear Mr. Flaxington talk on his travels-
brought Florence home with us.
*wonderfull day
*This statement was written vertically along the left hand margin of the diary entry as you can see in the image above.
Bob came and done chores and Harry spent 2 hours at the Howell Home this forenoon and got his Montana pictures
Harry & Christine & I went to Auburn & Owasco Park this P.M.
Had a wonderfull time-
Then we took Delbert and went to hear Mr. Flaxington talk on his travels-
brought Florence home with us.
*wonderfull day
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| Diary page showing clipping about the band concert |
*This statement was written vertically along the left hand margin of the diary entry as you can see in the image above.
Labels:
1936,
Adelbert Searles,
Auburn,
Christine Smith,
concert,
diary,
Dolton,
Florence Searles,
Harry Baker,
Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
Montana,
NY State history,
Rev Flaxington,
Smith,
womens history
Monday, August 18, 2014
Tuesday, August 18, 1936
plesant and comfortable
Went to Auburn with Harry and Iliff-
Had dinner in Harrys favorite restaurant and called on Mattie & Ann and went down to the farm and went all over the place-
a wonderfull house and the barn-
and the woods-
Mildred came this eve to tell us Donald* was hurt by the road roller
They were going to see how bad-
Iliff helped Delbert^ to start his team this morning-
*I am fairly certain this is Donald Sharpsteen, Mildred's brother-in-law.
^Delbert is Mildred's father.
Went to Auburn with Harry and Iliff-
Had dinner in Harrys favorite restaurant and called on Mattie & Ann and went down to the farm and went all over the place-
a wonderfull house and the barn-
and the woods-
Mildred came this eve to tell us Donald* was hurt by the road roller
They were going to see how bad-
Iliff helped Delbert^ to start his team this morning-
*I am fairly certain this is Donald Sharpsteen, Mildred's brother-in-law.
^Delbert is Mildred's father.
Labels:
1936,
Adelbert Searles,
Auburn,
Central NY,
diary,
Dolton,
Donald Sharpsteen,
Harry Baker,
Iliff Dolton,
Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
Mildred Searles,
NY State history,
social history,
womens history
Friday, June 27, 2014
Saturday, June 27, 1936
rained all night and forenoon nice & gentle-
Harry & Clara took Mother to Genoa to Dr. Stuard's.
I rec'd letter from Christine-
Harry & Clara went to Auburn and had supper on the way-
Harry & Clara took Mother to Genoa to Dr. Stuard's.
I rec'd letter from Christine-
Harry & Clara went to Auburn and had supper on the way-
Labels:
1936,
Auburn,
Central NY,
Christine Smith,
diary,
Dolton,
Dr. Stuard,
Genoa,
Great Depression,
Harry Baker,
Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
Ludlowville,
NY State history,
Smith,
social history,
womens history
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Monday, June 22, 1936
plesant all day
Harry dug burdocks and pulled weeds around the garden all forenoon and went to Auburn after dinner
Mother, Aunty, & I each rec'd letters from Clara-
I answered so Harry could take it to mail in Auburn-
Mother pretty good today-
Harry dug burdocks and pulled weeds around the garden all forenoon and went to Auburn after dinner
Mother, Aunty, & I each rec'd letters from Clara-
I answered so Harry could take it to mail in Auburn-
Mother pretty good today-
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Thursday, April 30, 1936
rainy all day clear this evening-
Harry oiled the floor in south front room and stained clock shelf and sawed off curtain rods
Clara fixed curtains etc and Harry, Mother, & Clara went to Ithaca this afternoon and Harry and Clara went to Auburn this eve-
Iliff called this eve-
Mother very quiet
Harry oiled the floor in south front room and stained clock shelf and sawed off curtain rods
Clara fixed curtains etc and Harry, Mother, & Clara went to Ithaca this afternoon and Harry and Clara went to Auburn this eve-
Iliff called this eve-
Mother very quiet
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Wednesday, April 22, 1936
Cold but plesant
washed Mothers wool dress
Harry came with a hay buyer to look at hay and took him back to Auburn then Harry came back to work in yard-
Iliff came and we went to Ithaca for afternoon
Mrs. Evans and Elenora came to call-
Mother has been good all day-
washed Mothers wool dress
Harry came with a hay buyer to look at hay and took him back to Auburn then Harry came back to work in yard-
Iliff came and we went to Ithaca for afternoon
Mrs. Evans and Elenora came to call-
Mother has been good all day-
Labels:
1936,
Auburn,
call on someone,
Central NY,
diary,
Dolton,
Eleanor Evans,
Great Depression,
Iliff Dolton,
Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
Ludlowville,
NY State history,
Smith,
social history,
womens history
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Sunday, March 29, 1936
Cloudy all day-
Charles came over and used the crank* on Harry's car and it started right off-
so Harry went to Auburn-
I made a lemon pie and done the usual work-
Took my bath this afternoon-
Iliff came this eve
Mother has been some restless today but not bad-
*I'm not quite sure why Harry didn't have his own crank for the car, but I'm glad Charles was able to start his car. Above is the present day trip from Ludowville, north to Auburn.
Charles came over and used the crank* on Harry's car and it started right off-
so Harry went to Auburn-
I made a lemon pie and done the usual work-
Took my bath this afternoon-
Iliff came this eve
Mother has been some restless today but not bad-
| Google map of Ludlowville to Auburn, NY |
*I'm not quite sure why Harry didn't have his own crank for the car, but I'm glad Charles was able to start his car. Above is the present day trip from Ludowville, north to Auburn.
Labels:
1936,
Auburn,
Central NY,
diary,
Dolton,
Great Depression,
Harry Baker,
housework,
Iliff Dolton,
Irene Dolton,
Irene Smith,
lemon pie,
Ludlowville,
NY state,
NY State history,
pie,
Smith,
social history,
womens history
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