A daily journal from 76 years ago
309th day- 56 days follow Fair + Warmer Mr. Griffith and Geo. Crowell were up on the hill today. Finished burning up the brush pile. Jubbie ran the sickle bar on the fire strip. After dinner I went over to the Site and worked all afternoon. Saw a flock of geese flying over. I stopped …
308th day- 57 days follow Rain + Fair Jubbie and I got a fire permit and we burned all day on what was the dump. After we got the fire going we had to go up to the barn and do some repair work on the sickle bar for half an hour or so. It …
307th day- 58 days follow Fair + Warmer Jubbie and I did some mowing on the fire strip with the power mower Geo. Crowell sent over. After dinner I took a walk over to the dig. They have a lot of earth turned over but haven’s found a great deal. Thel said she saw a …
206th day- 59 days follow (Arrowheads) Windy, Cold, Cloudy I got up and took a walk up by the barn, and took a look over the pond and pastures. After breakfast we put two shrubs on a stone drag and took them up to the new location and planted them. Then Mr. H., George Crowell …
305th day- 60 days follow East Wind + Cold Geo. Crowell picked me up on the hill at 9 A.M. We went down to Woods Hole and took the boat for Martha’s Vineyard and got to Squibnocket in time for dinner. After dinner Mr. H. and I + Frank and Mr. Vanderloop dug up a …
304th day- 61 days follow Showers Warm Jubbie and I burned brush all day across from the cutting garden. Geo. Crowell came by at 4 P.M. to see if I would be ready to go with him tomorrow. Jubbie went to dinner early. I tended the fire while he was at dinner. Karl came …
303rd day- 62 days follow Fair + Warm This morning I took a walk over to Walder’s and he, Pick, the boys and I took a ride over to the dig. There is not much showing up yet. I came back to Walder’s and had dinner, after which we did some shooting. Both of us …
302nd day- 63 days follow Fair + Warm Saw Mr. H. this A.M. He wants me to go down to M.V. with Geo. Crowell. I went over to the site with Harry. We got Karl and the three of us went down to the first house and met Dr. Morrison and a group of history …
301st day- 64 days follow Fair + Cool Mr. Griffith finished up today. I saw a big hawk up on the hill today. Jubbie cleaned up the flower beds around the poo. Mrs. H. and Mary Grogan are on the hill. Took a walk over to the dig for a few minutes. Carl stopped in …
300th day- 65 days follow Geese Fair + Colder Mr. Griffith was on the hill, so was Geo. Crowell, and Priscilla Rich. I made 40 more stakes and took them over to the dig. George + Jimmie Finney were there helping Karl. Shut off the water in the flower gardens. Jubbie and I stopped on …
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