A daily journal from 76 years ago
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 …
299th day- 66 days follow Rain + Fair in P.M. Geese were flying today. I saw three blue heron flying over. Jubbie and I burned brush all day. I took a walk over to the dig this morning. Carl was staking out the dig. After dinner he came over and got some tools and we …
298th day- 67 days follow Fair + Cool Mrs. H. went up to Boston this A.M. After dinner Harry and Carl Fernstrum came up on the hill and we went down to see Mrs. Norman. To see if she would board him while ie is here. Then we took a lot of stuff to work …
297th day- 68 days follow (Geese Brant) Cloudy + Cool Shirley and Millie stopped in for a few minutes last night. Archie and Cozette brought Nona over. I saw geese and brant flying over and a woodcock up on the hill. Harry H. called me up at noon to see if I could get a …
296th day- 69 days follow Baby Lee (Nona) Fair + Mild When I and Thel were getting up this morning Bobbie Lee came in and his wife had a 10 pound son at 3 A.M. this morning. Eleanor and the two girls were in this morning. I rode up to the store with her and …
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