Marie Brewer and children
October 6
Photo of Jesse Brewer with his first wife, Marie Covell Brewer
October 5
Sketch in 1937 of Victoria Sarah Brewer (Pic) by her fiance, Walder J. Engstrom
October 4
October 4, 1940 Wedding photo of Victoria Brewer Engstrom and Walder Engstrom Front row, left to right Jesse (Ski) May Brewer, Dr. Howard Engstrom, Walder Engstrom, Victoria Brewer Engstrom, Eleanor Brewer Second row David Brewer, Anna Engstrom, Thelma Brewer, and Jesse Brewer
October 3
This is an oil painting of Eel River by Walder Engstrom.
October 2
This is a needlework depiction of Chiltonville Church, the front view, done by Constance Verre from a drawing by Walder Engstrom. Connie Verre passed away last winter - she was my grandmother on my dad's side and lived the last couple of decades at Forges Green in Chiltonville, across the drive from the house where …
October
The Brewer family took a vacation the first part of October in 1947, and Jesse Brewer didn't update his journal for several days. My mother, Anne Verre, has some photos, paintings, and a cross stitch piece that are connected to the Brewer family and Chiltonville that we'll share in this space instead of journal entries. …
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1947
273rd day- 92 days follow Light Rain and Cool Bill came up on the hill for a few minutes this A.M. Damp and real chilly today. Haven’t heard from Mrs. Fraser. Jubbie worked today. Sawed wood. Ski took Target over to the riding school on the Ave. to stay till we got back from our …
Monday, Sept. 29, 1947
272nd day- 93 days follow Fair + Cool Made a new bed to plant seedlings in for the perennial beds next Spring. Jubbie worked today. Mrs. Fraser is in the Jordan Hospital and is in very critical condition, trouble with her kidneys. Stopped in at Pick’s on the way home from work. Walder has some …
Sunday, Sept. 28, 1947
271st day- 94 days follow Fair + Cool This morning Thel and I picked up Geo. and Eleanor and the kids. We all went down to the camp and spent the day. Geo. + I cut brush and trimmed trees till dinner time. After dinner Geo. and I went fishing we got four fair red …
