A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and not too cold. After dinner I went over to Walder's and he and I took a walk up thru the pasture to Ed Manters old bog. We measured the walking distances between some tracks in the snow. Three different sets of fox tracks were 15 inches, 16 …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and not too cold. There are still some rabbits up around the hill and some pheasants. Painted screening all day and finally got them finished up. Wrote a letter of recommendation of Percy Finney to the National Fireworks at Hanover. The trout eggs haven't hatched out yet. Sky …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warmer today Took a walk around tonight with the 22 and got another rabbit. I heard Lysider Hadaway* shot a fox. Listened to President Roosevelt at noon making his opening speech to the 78 congress. Sky has gone over to Vick's tonight. The harbor is all frozen …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Tracked the fox over into Richmond and jumped him from his bed in the snow. Saw 3 pheasants on the hill. Stopped over to see Eric at noon, saw a rabbit in Jeanie Finneys. Packed stuff to go back to Boston. Took my 22 rifle home tonight, hunted rabbits …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Trapped a fox and a rabbit up on the hill. The fox had been over around Vick's. Saw a robin today. Mrs. Hornblower, Martha, and I went over to Bill's trout pond and Bill put 40,000 brook trout eggs into the beach wagon, and then went up to what …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Warm and snow all day. Swept snow twice up on the hill. Thelma and Betty worked up at Hanover. Sky [great aunt Jessie Smith] went over to take care of Eric this afternoon. If you snoop quit! Eleanor went to Motor Corps. Tracked one rabbit today. A lot of …
(A journal entry from this day in 1943 by my great-uncle, Jesse Brewer.) [Italics indicate deciphering issues. All structure, grammar, and verbiage is as close as I can tell.] (edited to add my mom’s notes: “Bud would be Aunt Jessie’s husband..Pic was the nickname of my mom, your grandmother..Eric would have been 1 yr old, …
(Must admit, that last written line gave me pause…) (Also, every page has a quote at the bottom, printed as part of the book. Did he read these and find inspiration/solace/intent? Who knows?) ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and clear wind SoW by W. Went up on the hill and did some chores …
(Note from my mom: “Actually, they would be the diaries of your great-grandfather. It gets very confusing with the names. Jesse Brewer’s father was David Brewer, Jesse named his first son David. David Brewer named his first son Jesse. Phew! David Brewer came to America to set up a game preserve for Eben Jordan in …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 