1928 Diary
Antoinette Burkdorf, daughter of John and Gertrude (Klock) Burkdorf, was born on 28 September 1956 in Oppenheim, Fulton County, New York. Antoinette married Fayette Groff (29 January 1853 - 2 February 1935), son of Benjamin and Lany Ann (Smith) Groff on 8 September 1875 in Oppenheim, New York. Fayette was buried in Fair View Cemetery, Handy Hills Farm, St. Johnsville, New York. Antoinette and Fayette had four children, Lucinda, Floyd Benjamin, a daughter who died at birth, and Gertrude Evadean Groff. Antoinette died on 10 July 1935 in St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York. She was buried next to her husband. Antoinette has left quite a number of descendants. From two of her four children, there have been four grandchildren (all deceased), 13 great-grandchildren (2 deceased), 35 great-great-grandchildren (my generation), 33 g-g-g-grandchildren, and 12 g-g-g-g-grandchildren that I know of!
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Sunday, January 1, 1928 Cold & Windy
Alta and Floyd B. went to church. Dr. Kling called after church.
Monday, January 2, 1928 Cold
Evadean and Keith came over. E. done her wash and Lucinda done ours. The two Floyds went out to Scoth Bush and bought a horse.
Tuesday, January 3, 1928 Pleasant
Lucinda went home this morning. Alta went a teaching. The two Floyds went and got the horse. The Dr. was here to see Keith; he said he wasn't much sick. Floyd took them home about four o clock.
Wednesday, January 4, 1928 Pleasant
Alta got breakfast. I got dinner, when everything was ready, Shuster was here. He and the two Floyds went over to the dam after dinner.
Thursday, January 5, 1928 Windy
Floyd drawed three loads of lumber & and the others drawed manure.
Friday, January 6, 1928 Pleasant
Mr. Shuster and Floyd W. drawed manure. Floyd and Mr. Newman went after a load of lumber and Floyd drawed him some straw from John Davis.
Saturday, January 7, 1928 Warm
Mr. Newman and Mr. Shuster and Herbert was here for dinner. They was busy tearing down building. They drawed four loads of lumber home. Edith and Daniel was down awhile.
Sunday, January 8, 1928
Warm and foggy all day. Floyd and Alta went to church. Lelia and Beulah Handy came. Loyd took them home and then he brought Beulah back.
Monday, January 9, 1928 Rainy
Alta went home. Cinda is sick with pneumonia. We had six men for dinner. They are fixing the ice house.
Tuesday, January 10, 1928
Sent the wash down to Mrs. Johnsons. Six men for dinner. Rev. Luther and Mr. Costis called today.
Wednesday, January 11, 1928 Cold
We had six men for dinner. Edith Casler gave birth to a son today weighed seven lbs. Floyd went over to Herberts and stayed all night they are all sick.
Thursday, January 12, 1928 Cloudy
I got the breakfast. Beulahs alarm did not go off soon enough. Henry Shuster was here. The two Floyds went to the auction of All-Crouse. Mrs. Hoffman called in the afternoon. Fayette has a cold. Beulah ironed.
Friday, January 13, 1928
I baked bread and made fried cakes. Had five men for dinner. They finished putting in the cement in the ice house.
Saturday, January 14, 1928
Floyd drawed ice from Knishkerns ponds. Myron and Henry was here. Floyd went to Vernon with the auto.
Sunday, January 15, 1928
Floyd and Beulah went to church. Loyd and Lelia came. Beulah went home with them. Floyd and Alta came about seven o clock.
Monday, January 16, 1928
8 above zero this morning, cloudy all day. Floyd drawed ice all day. Alta couldn't get her car started again, the men had to go and get her. Fayette went to the Dr., he paid him for my bill $21.
Tuesday, January 17, 1928 Cold
The men finished drawing and packing ice. Mrs. Johnson did my wash. I commenced reading North of ZC.
Wednesday, January 18, 1928 Cloudy
Floyd W. took Alta to school. Henry Shuster was here, they finished drawing out manure. Daniel came down a foot and took dinner with us. Merlon came after him.
Thursday, January 19, 1928
Floyd W. took me over to Evadeans after dinner, the first that I had been anywhere since I was sick.
Friday, January 20, 1928 Cold and Stormy
Herbert sawed wood for George Zimerman. Evadean sewed on Keiths coat.
Saturday, January 21, 1928
Six above zero. We did up the work before dinner, then we sewed after dinner, nearly finished Keiths coat.
Sunday, January 22, 1928 Pleasant
Evadean walked over to Charleys, and went with them to church. Herbert and I took care of Keith.
Monday, January 23, 1928
Evadean washed, ironed and baked bread.
Tuesday, January 24, 1928 Warmer
Fayette and Floyd came after me after dinner. Herbert and Cyrus drawed 3 loads of wood for Ada then he drawed down put of the woods for himself.
Wednesday, January 25, 1928
A terrible wind. The men put a water bucket in for the two upper calves.
Thursday, January 26, 1928
Stormed some. Herbert and Evadean went to the village and left Keith here. He walked some for us. Alta went home with them. Floyd W. went to press hay. Floyd took buckwheat to Fort Plain and had it ground.
Friday, January 27, 1928 Cold
After dinner Floyd took me over to Vernons. The baby is nice. I cut out an underwaist and made it. The men hung up the hams. I weighed myself was 126 lbs.
Saturday, January 28, 1928
Snowed some. I made bread, honey drop cakes and a large batch of fried cakes. Mr. Newman was here to dinner. Floyd drawed sawdust. I mopped the kitchen and dining room. Floyd & Alta came home in time for supper.
Sunday, January 29, 1928 Pleasant
Floyd was the only one that went to church. It was so cold I did not want to run the risk.
Monday, January 30, 1928 Pleasant
I done the wash for the first, since I was sick. Floyd drawed ice for Myron, then after dinner they cut on our pond & put in. Alta went after dinner to see Dr. Ingham. He said she has a goiter.
Tuesday, January 31, 1928 Pleasant
Alta went home this morning. Mr. Newman was here for dinner. They put in ice. In the afternoon Rore Davis and Grace and Bobby was here. We had a fresh milk cow, the one that stands up by the bull, a black and white.
Wednesday, February 1, 1928 Cold
The missionary society met here. Katie Christman and Daniel came with Edith. Evadean & Keith came at night. Herbert & the two Bishop boys came and they went down to see Ben Hur at the movies. Evadean and Floyd B. went along.
Thursday, February 2, 1928
Evadean and Keith stayed last night, and today Floyd took Evadean down to the village and she bought a dresser from the fire sale. Herbert came after her.
Friday, February 3, 1928
I canned nine cans of pumpkins and made three squash and one apple pie. The men sold a calf for five dollars.
Saturday, February 4, 1928
Rained some. The men fixed up the radio and the cistern pump. John Davis went along with Floyd to the village.
Sunday, February 5, 1928 Clear & Cold
I went to church for the first time since I was sick. Evadean was there with Herbert and Keith.
Monday, February 6, 1928 Pleasant
I washed and ironed some, hung part of the wash out of doors.
Tuesday, February 7, 1928 Cloudy all day
Canned three cans of rolechers. Daniel was here. Johns went to Ft. Plain. The Floyds split wood. In the evening they went over to John Davises. I had a letter from Alta. She said Esther had to lye on her stomach on account of her burns.
Wednesday, February 8, 1928
Rain and very icy. Fayette did not go to the barn before breakfast. Myron came after his hams. I sent a letter to Alta.
Thursday, February 9, 1928 Cloudy all day
Myron, Grace and Bobby was up in the afternoon. Floyd drawed a load of straw from John Davis for Myron. Earl Casler brought over a bushel of carrots and took back a bushel of tall mom sweets.
Friday, February 10, 1928 Cloudy
I made bread and some drops and made johnny cake for dinner. Mary Beekman called up and said Mrs. Sarah Beekman passed away one o clock; she was eighty three years old. The Floyds drawed manure after dinner.
Saturday, February 11, 1928 Pleasant
I done up the work, and made two cakes. Alta came back on the --- o clock train, Floyd W. went after her to the village.
Sunday, February 12, 1928 Pleasant
Herberts came over. Floyd and I went to church with them. Fayette took care of Keith.
Monday, February 13, 1928
A lovely day. I washed, hung the clothes out of doors. Alta ironed. Floyd took Fayette and myself and Miss Schiffer to Sarah Beekman's funeral, Loami's wife. She looked so nice.
Tuesday, February 14, 1928 Cloudy
Rained in the evening. Alta and I went over to Evadeans, they was eating dinner when we got there. Herbert went up to Schuylers to saw wood. Floyd sold Tapsy.
Wednesday, February 15, 1928 Clouds and rain
I made five batches of hard soap. Mr. Newman was here for dinner. Floyd drawed four loads of ice. They came and killed Tapsy; we got $75 dollars for her. Herbert sold his bull today to the same man for $100 D. Alta done up the work.
Thursday, February 16, 1928 Cloudy
Floyd took Evadean and I down to the village with the sedan. We went to the sale of Mrs. Kittles good. I bought towelling and sheeting. Evadean went over to Mauds to make a visit. Herbert was there sawing wood. Alta and Floyd went to the village at night.
Friday, February 17, 1928 Cloudy
Myron & Mr. Newman was here for dinner. They went home after dinner and Floyd and Herbert went down and sawed there wood. Floyd W. cleaned the hen house.
Saturday, February 18, 1928
Snowed all day. I made a butternut and a sponge cake and ice cream. Expected Herbert and Evadean over tomorrow, because her birthday is Monday. Frank Smith brought some potatoes over to pay back what he had borrowed to plant. The men are fixing harness tonight.
Sunday, February 19, 1928 Cold
Herbert, Evadean and Keith was over. I invited them over for Evadean's birthday. We had fritters and ice cream and a butternut cake and a sponge cake. Floyd took them to church. Herbert did not feel well as he could not go. Maud and the two girls went along.
Monday, February 20, 1928 Stormy
I washed and we ironed some. Myron was here for dinner.
Tuesday, February 21, 1928
I was sick last night so I did not do anything. The men worked at the bulls stall.
Wednesday, February 22, 1928 Pleasant
Floyd W. took Alta and I over to Roses. She wasn't at home, then he took us over to Mauds, he came after us. At night F. B. went somewhere.
Thursday, February 23, 1928
Warm and slushy - snowed and rained some last night. Alta did not feel well this forenoon. After dinner she and I went over to Alma Flanders awhile. The men hung the gate on the bull's stall.
Friday, February 24, 1928 Cold and Windy
I sewed some. There was a gentleman here asking how many rooms we had to be lighted with electricity.
Saturday, February 25, 1928 Cold and Windy
Herberts came and left Keith here, and they went to the village, came back for a late dinner, then stayed until half past four. Ada was with them. John Davis went with Floyd to the village. Opened our sugar back today.
Sunday, February 26, 1928
15 below zero this morning. The sun shone all day. Floyd, Alta and I went to church.
Monday, February 27, 1928 Cold
I washed, hung the clothes up in the laundry. I finished my four sheets tonight. There was a salesman from Albany went in the ditch out by the culvert. Floyd & Fayette helped get him out.
Tuesday, February 28, 1928
Pleasant and warmer. I went with Floyd over to Roses when he went down to the dam. Floyd and Alta went to Little Falls. Alta and I did the ironing.
Wednesday, February 29, 1928
Cloudy and snowed some. Alta and I went over to Will Flanders. Elma cut out my green and white dress.
Thursday, March 1, 1928
Stormed some at time. Herbert finished sawing wood over to Matalls before dinner, then I went home with him. Evadean and I worked on my gingham dress.
Friday, March 2, 1928 Blustery
Evadean baked bread. I sewed a lot. Keith was such a good boy. Herbert and Cyrus went to the grange hall to the club.
Saturday, March 3, 1928 Pleasant
Evadean and I packed a ham. Herb & Cyrus went after a load of hay.
Sunday, March 4, 1928 Cold
Herbert and Evadean went to church, and I took care of Keith. Evadean helped milk. Cyrus went away and did not come home until Mon. morning.
Monday, March 5, 1928 Cold
The wind blew terribly all last night. Evadean washed and ironed. Fayette and Floyd came over and helped Herbert kill a beef cow. In the eve we finished Evadeans stand cover and picked out butternuts.
Tuesday, March 6, 1928 Pleasant
Cleaned up for the missionary society. I canned Evadeans cows heart and tongue and fried out the tallow. John Bishop came to work for Herbert a few days.
Wednesday, March 7, 1928
Snowed nearly all forenoon. Herbert drawed logs from the woods. Seven of us to the M. So. Floyd came over after me, the wind blew so very hard tonight.
Thursday, March 8, 1928
Nice but drifted some all day. Mr. Newman and Myron was here to dinner. They was working on the wagons. In the evening they all went over to Herberts but me. Floyd took Evadeans kitchen cabinet over, and he and Herbert cut out the dried beef.
Friday, March 9, 1928
Stormed all day, drifted bad. Alta finished her dress. I baked bread, after dinner I worked on my dress. Fayette went along to the village.
Saturday, March 10, 1928 Cold
I finished my green dress and Alta finished hers.
Sunday, March 11, 1928
We went to church except Fayette. Floyd W. and Rufus went to the village.
Monday, March 12, 1928 Warm and nice
I washed and Alta ironed. Myron & Mr. Newman was here.
Tuesday, March 13, 1928 Pleasant
Mr. Newman was here, they went down and tore down the building. Alta and I went down to Fred Averys a little while. Herberts was all over in the evening.
Wednesday, March 14, 1928 Cold
Mr. Newman and Myron was here to work. They went to East Creek after a load of rafters.
Thursday, March 15, 1928
Squally nearly all day. Alta took Mrs. Cairns up to Herkimer to a D. A. R. meeting. Floyd and Fayette went to the village in the afternoon. Herbert stopped in a few minutes on his way to the village.
Friday, March 16, 1928 Pleasant
I packed down the second ham. Floyd brought up the grass seed. After dinner the men went after lumber. The club met up to Alfred Reese.
Saturday, March 17, 1928
A beautiful day. Alta and I went to Vernon. I baked bread, pies, fried cakes, and cooked beans. Alta bought a cyclamen for Rusie (Finch) Weaver.
Sunday, March 18, 1928 Snowed
We all went up to Vebas. Alta went with her car and Harry with his.
Monday, March 19, 1928 Cold and Windy
Alta did not go home, it was to much snow and cold.
Tuesday, March 20, 1928 Cold and Windy
Alta went home on the train after dinner. She did not want me to go along. Cinda and myself tied off a comfortable.
Wednesday, March 21, 1928 Warmer
Lucinda and I went over to Ingersolls a little while. John Bishop came in the afternoon. I finished Cindas comfortable.
Thursday, March 22, 1928
Rained a little today. Harry had a new top put on his kitchen stove today. Cinda done some baking.
Friday, March 23, 1928 Pleasant
Harry and John drawed manure. Lucinda worked at her quilt. Mrs. Ingersoll was over a little while.
Saturday, March 24, 1928
Mae Ingersoll was over.
Sunday, March 25, 1928 Warm
Lucinda and I went over to Mrs. Wetmores after water. Vebas all came down.
Monday, March 26, 1928 Warm
Lucinda and I went over to Sids in the afternoon. Heard the robins today. I have read The Heart of the Desert, Tillie the Men---- Maid, Depot Master and Tilly.
Tuesday, March 27, 1928 Cold and Windy
Harry and Lucinda went to Oneida. Marion and the children came, and stayed all night. Alta came while we was eating dinner.
Wednesday, March 28, 1928
Snowed all forenoon and very cold. Alta and I started for home seventeen minutes after two. Stopped at Rev. Southers a little while and at Mr. Seymours. Snowed very hard before we got to Little Falls. Evadean & Keith had gone home, they was here all night. Ada Handy is very sick.
Thursday, March 29, 1928 Fair
Put down a ham. Alta took Mrs. Cairns to the village. The two Floyds went over to the dam. Altas mattress came.
Friday, March 30, 1928 Snowed
We did up the work.
Saturday, March 31, 1928 Snowed
Baked bread and cookies. Alta did not feel well today. Alta and Floyd W. went to Little Falls.
Sunday, April 1, 1928 Pleasant
Floyd B., Alta and I went to church, wasn't many there.
Monday, April 2, 1928 Pleasant
Washed. Alta and I went to the village. I went to the Dr. and Bank. Had a bow put in my glasses. Floyd tapped a lot more trees, and they brought a load of lumber. Called on Bertha Storms.
Tuesday, April 2, 1928 Pleasant
Alta and I sewed and done up the work. The men went to the woods and commenced boiling sap.
Wednesday, April 4, 1928 Warm
Alta took me and Maud up to W. Handys to the missionary meeting. In the evening Alta and I went to the village to church. The boys boiled sap. Heard the bull frogs holler.
Thursday, April 5, 1928 Very warm
I commenced to clean house, the men fixed conductors on the house. Two agents here. Watkins and Claud Sponable and the rag man. Alta went up to her grandma Davis, she did not come home.
Friday, April 6, 1928 Warm
I had the bedding down from the south clothes press and aired. Alta came home. Daniel walked down and was here for dinner. The roads are in a bad condition all over.
Saturday, April 7, 1928
Warm and a strong south wind. I made bread pies and fried cakes. Floyd brought up wall board and went to Ft. Plain after a load of feed. The boys are boiling sap tonight. Little Brown May had a calf this morning. Heard today Delia Brown passed off last night, I sowed some cabbage seed & tomatoes.
Sunday, April 8, 1928
Went to church, had communion. Floyd and Alta went to the village. Floyd took Alta and I in the eve to the Easter exercises, they were good.
Monday, April 9, 1928 Cold and windy
I washed, just hung up the colored clothes. The men went after a load of lumber.
Tuesday, April 10, 1928 Cold
Herbert brought Evadean & Keith over. Alta took Evadean to Little Falls, she had a tooth extracted. Keith was good. We ironed after they got back, the boys went after another load.
Wednesday, April 11, 1928 Pleasant
I finished cleaning the last room, in the forenoon after dinner I cleansed about seven gal. of syrup. The boys went to Dolgeville after the stove and washing machine. Fayette & Floyd went to Ft. Plain in the morning. In the eve, the boys went over to Herberts.
Thursday, April 12, 1928 Cold
Alta and I done our mending. The boys gathered sap.
Friday, April 13, 1928 Pleasant
I went to the Dr. this morning. When we got home Floyd took me and Fayette over to Herberts. They boiled sap, and we cleansed a lot.
Saturday, April 14, 1928
Rainy all day, thundered in the evening. Evadean painted some of her furniture. I cleaned a chicken. Keith was good all day.
Sunday, April 15, 1928 Cold and Windy
We did not go to church. Herbert did not feel well.
Monday, April 16, 1928 Clear and Cold
Evadean did her wash, then we boiled down syrup. Herbert gathered his buckets.
Tuesday, April 17, 1928 A little warmer
I helped Evadean in the forenoon. After dinner Herbert took us over home. Then Floyd took us down to Miss Schiffers funeral. Snow on the ground this morning.
Wednesday, April 18, 1928 Pleasant
After dinner Alta went to the village, and Floyd went over to Harry Finches and helped his father saw wood. I cleaned up the back stairs. B. Snell came after a calf, Floyd B. went over to Herberts in the eve.
Thursday, April 19, 1928
Rained last night, very high winds today. The barn inspector was here, Floyd W. brushed manure. Alta embroidered. I cleaned some cupboards.
Friday, April 20, 1928 Pleasant
Alta and I went down to Aunt Esther in the afternoon. Floyd W. brushed manure.
Saturday, April 21, 1928 Cold
I did not feel very well. Alta and I did up the work, after dinner Floyd took Herbert and I up to Little Falls, and we bought wallpaper for my bedroom, side hall and Floyds room. The boys went on up to Mr. Seymours. Vebas came and Alta had gone home with Herbert. Veba and Floyd W. went after her.
Sunday, April 22, 1928 Cloudy
Herberts came over to dinner. Floyd took them to church, and I took care of Keith. Vebas went home about three o clock.
Monday, April 23, 1928 Rainy
Did not wash. Took up my bedroom carpet and Fayette varnished the wood work. Alta went over to Mauds. Mr. Sheldon called. Floyd W. worked on his car after dinner.
Tuesday, April 24, 1928 Rain
Floyd brought Mrs. Frye, then they papered our bedroom and the side hall. Dr. Brockett brought a ring for High Life's nose. Floyd took Mrs. Frye home about ten o clock.
Wednesday, April 25, 1928
Snowed so that the ground was all white this morning, then cold and strong winds. We washed, and Alta ironed some of the thin things. Mr. Newman was here after dinner and put in some cement. John Davis has a sick horse.
Thursday, April 26, 1928 Cold
Floyd went down after the corn, one load before dinner, and one after. I went over to Franks when he went after the last load. Johns horse died.
Friday, April 27, 1928 Pleasant
Put down my carpet in my bedroom. Floyd W. set the post for my wash line. Herbert and Evadean and Ada went to the village and they left Keith here. The antryne man was here. Floyd brought up a load of feed from Ft. Plain.
Saturday, April 28, 1928 Snow and rain
I made bread pies, fried cakes and a layer cake this forenoon. After dinner Floyd and Alta started for Vernon.
Sunday, April 29, 1928 Rain
We went to church. Herbert, Evadean and Keith came over after church, and took supper with us.
Monday, April 30, 1928 Rain and Wind
I finished my wash before ten o clock, had the line full, then the line went down and let part of the wash down in the mud. I did not get those hung up again. Ironed some. John D. and Herbert was here to dinner. Mr. Waters, the barn inspector stayed here all night.
Tuesday, May 1, 1928 Rain
Ada Handy came up with Floyd. After dinner Delos came. Ada ironed some for me, I did not feel well. Floyd went to schoolmeeting, and Ada went along to the missionary meeting held in the church. John Davis was elected trustee.
Wednesday, May 2, 1928 Pleasant
I felt better today. Cleaned the bathroom. Floyd took Seymour's buckets home. This evening I raked some of the yard.
Thursday, May 3, 1928 Pleasant
I washed the fancy things and curtains from the front stairs. Floyd and Alta came home. Floyd gathered the sap things.
Friday, May 4, 1928 Very warm
Temp 94 degrees. I cleaned Floyds guest room. The men went over to the other place to build fence. Floyd & Alta went over to Walt Grays this eve. Alta went over to W. Flanders this afternoon.
Saturday, May 5, 1928
Thunder showers about six o clock. Bertha Robinson was up. She and I went over to Evadeans. Fayette cleaned out the flower bed.
Sunday, May 6, 1928 Cold
We went to church. Floyd and Alta went to the village.
Monday, May 7, 1928 Pleasant
I did a big wash. Alta hung them up, and ironed. Alta and I went to Little Falls. Alta and Floyd W. went over to Walt Grays in the evening. They practiced tonight for their play. Alta hired out to teach school in the Youker dist.
Tuesday, May 8, 1928 Pleasant
I did my mending. Wasnt feeling very well. Evadean was here at night a while. The boys went up to practice. Floyd W. planted some potatoes in the garden.
Wednesday, May 9, 1928 Pleasant
Floyd went on the land with the tractor for the first this afternoon. Floyd W. and Alta went over to Herberts. In the evening they went to Lassellville. I cleaned the parlor and some upstairs and the hall.
Thursday, May 10, 1928 Warm and nice
I made ice cream, for the club, they gave an entertainment. The hall was full, some did not get in.
Friday, May 11, 1928 Pleasant
I did not feel very good today. Fayette and I went with Herbert over home a little while, he took Jain Crouse over to blast out a couple of rocks.
Saturday, May 12, 1928 Cold and High Winds
Floyd plowed and Floyd W. dragged the three corner lot. I cleaned the dining room. Alta bronzed the picture frames. She went to the village after supper.
Sunday, May 13, 1928 Cold
Went to church, quite a few there. After church Alta and Floyd went up to Grandma Davis. Floyd and I went over to see Odessa baby, we seen the baby, but Odessa wasn't there.
Monday, May 14, 1928 Pleasant
We washed and ironed. Floyd W. drilled in 144 acres of oats. I sowed my sweet peas. Alta took the fish cans down to the central station. When she got back she took me over to Evadeans.
Tuesday, May 15, 1928 Pleasant
I took care of Keith while E milked. She baked bread and we did a big ironing. Herbert sowed oats, did not get down to the house until after nine o clock. Floyd Weaver helped milk.
Wednesday, May 16, 1928 Pleasant
Evadean is coming down with a cold, Clarance Beekman came over after three o clock and took us to the village, when we came back I stayed at home. Floyd finished plowing across the road.
Thursday, May 17, 1928 Pleasant
Clifford Moshers house burnt down about noon. Caught from the stove pipe upstairs. The men went up and helped, they drilled in oats after they got back. Alta cleaned the living room. Fayette and I set out the dahlias. Herberts was over in the evening a little while. Evadeans cold was worse.
Friday, May 18, 1928
Rained a while and cloudy. I cleaned the loungeing room. Floyd went to Ft. Plain after grain. After dinner they drawed a load of brush, cleaned the red raspberries out.
Saturday, May 19, 1928
I made pies an two cakes. The men weighed out corn and quite a few came after theirs.
Sunday, May 20, 1928
Cloudy & rained a little. We went to Oppenheim to the Sunday School Rally day. There was seventy five there. The Lord was in our midst.
Monday, May 21, 1928 Warm
I washed, Alta ironed some. In the afternoon we worked up in Floyds room. The men went over to Herberts and cut fenceposts. Bert Klock and wife was here in the evening.
Tuesday, May 22, 1928 Warm
In the evening we had a thunder shower. Alta went to Lassellsville to have her car fixed. The rest of us went over to Herberts to build fence. I helped Evadean. Keith was so mischievous.
Wednesday, May 23, 1928 Cloudy & Cold
I went to the village with Floyd in the morning and had my glasses fixed. The rest of the folks went over to Herberts, and I stayed at home, and cleaned the kitchen. They finished building fence. They turned the milk cows out to pasture.
Thursday, May 24, 1928 Cold
Fayette and I cleaned fish. Then he went over to Evadeans, and helped her, he put down her linoleum in her guest room. I made my curtains for my bedroom.
Friday, May 25, 1928 Cold
I finished cleaning my bedroom. The men plowed over on the other place. Floyd got some potatoes over to Harry Finches. Herbert and Evadean went to the village this afternoon, left Keith here. Ethel Haig came back with them.
Saturday, May 26, 1928
Finished putting up my drapes in my bedroom and the curtains in the dining room.
Sunday, May 27, 1928 Cloudy
We went to church. After church Alta and Floyd went up to Mr. Davis. After milking we went over to Herberts. Alta went home with her folks.
Monday, May 28, 1928 Pleasant
I done a big wash and ironed. The men all went over to plant potatoes. At evening time we had a thunderstorm and a heavy rain.
Tuesday, May 29, 1928 Cloudy
I made fritters and fried cakes. Mrs. Conboy was here after eggs, she got 20 doz. The Floyds finished planting potatoes.
Wednesday, May 30, 1928
Rained all afternoon. The Floyds went over to the other place. John Davis was over, and I went home with him, he brought me home. John has one hundred white leghorn chickens. They are looking fine.
Thursday, May 31, 1928
Evadean, Ethel & Keith was here all day. The boys finished the potatoes and got the oats ground ready.
Friday, June 1, 1928 Pleasant
Fayette and I cleaned down cellar, and worked in the flower bed. Floyd W. drilled in eight acres of oats over on the other place.
Saturday, June 2, 1928
Rained last night, so Floyd W. went to Vernon. Floyd B. worked, plowed on the corn ground. After dinner I went over to Edith Casler.
Sunday, June 3, 1928 Cold
We went to church. Ethel Haig and Keith came home with us. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Youker called after we got home. Floyd and Alta came home. I went over to Mauds this morning.
Monday, June 4, 1928
Rained after dinner. I washed, after dinner Alta and I went to Little Falls. She had a tooth extracted. Floyd W. went over to roll the oats ground. Floyd B. worked on the corn ground.
Tuesday, June 5, 1928 Rain
Herbert brought Keith over, and we kept him all night. He was so good. The club gave the play over to Inghams tonight.
Wednesday, June 6, 1928
Rained more today, than ever. Floyd and I went to Addie Storms funeral; she did not look natural, her face was puffed up so. It has rained every day this week. Herberts came after Keith after dinner.
Thursday, June 7, 1928 Rain
Cleaned some in Floyds room.
Friday, June 8, 1928 Pleasant
We set out cabbage plants and planted corn and beans. In the evening, the Pomona Grange of Fulton Co. was here at the grange hall. There was forty four of us there. We havent any corn planted in the field
Saturday, June 9, 1928 Rain
Floyd took Fayette and myself, Herberts and Ethel Haig up to Harrys. The milk inspector was here while we was gone.
Sunday, June 10, 1928
Cold and windy.
Monday, June 11, 1928 Pleasant
Washed and ironed. After dinner Alta went over to Mrs. Cairns. We made some garden. I planted cucumber seeds.
Tuesday, June 12, 1928 Warm
Floyd Weaver used the tractor on the corn ground. Floyd B. went to Ft. Plain after grain. Daniel walked down and stayed to dinner, then Alta took him home.
Wednesday, June 13, 1928 Pleasant
The men put in eight acres of corn. I cleaned up and made fried cakes, and fritters for dinner. Alta worked up to the other house after dinner.
Thursday, June 14, 1928 Pleasant
Baked bread and cleaned all up for company. Mr. and Mrs. Beard and Mr. and Mrs. Winnie came after dinner. The men finished drilling in corn across the road. Claud Stall brought a Fords on tractor this morning. The All work broke yesterday.
Friday, June 15, 1928 Windy
I made four pies. Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Winnie and I went a calling over to Ediths. After dinner we went for a ride up thru Manheim. Floyd Weaver went over and helped Herbert.
Saturday, June 16, 1928 Pleasant
Our company went away before dinner. The boys went over to the other place to work. Herbert finished putting in his corn today. Alta and I went over to Herberts tonight and took over some plow points.
Sunday, June 17, 1928
A lovely day. We went to church. Brother Earl and Carl came after church. In the evening we went to church, had childrens day. There was a lot there. Alma Miller and her sister and brother in law came after we had gone to church.
Monday, June 18, 1928
Commenced to rain a little after three. I washed and planted cucumber seed. The boys worked over to the other place a plowing.
Tuesday, June 19, 1928 Rained
The men cleaned out the other house. I ironed and did the mending. Alta went after the Dr. for Maud early this morning. Wilma was sick, she stayed over there and did a lot of baking. The small red cow had a calf.
Wednesday, June 20, 1928 Cloudy
I set out tomato plants and hoed the corn and beans. Alta went to get her car fixed, out to D. Miles. The boys worked over to the other place. Rev. Kling was here and took supper with us. Myron Johnsons was here in the evening.
Thursday, June 21, 1928 Rainy
Mr. Newman worked this forenoon up to the other house. Alta went to Vernon. John Davis took Floyd W. over to Herberts and took our milk to the station. Floyd went over after dinner. They drilled in two bags of grain.
Friday, June 22, 1928 Rain
I made fried cakes and pies, and mopped up. Rose Davis called this afternoon.
Saturday, June 23, 1928 Pleasant
I went over to Evadeans and helped her. The men put in some eight acres of barley over these. Fayette went up to see Daniel.
Sunday, June 24, 1928 Cold
We went to church. Herbert, Evadean and Keith came and took supper with us.
Monday, June 25, 1928
Rained last night and awhile this morning. I washed and ironed some. Herbert was over and Keith he went to the village. After he went home, he came back and brought Evadean & Keith. E. took her pillows along home.
Tuesday, June 26, 1928 Pleasant
The men worked up in the other house. Herberts left Keith here after dinner while they went to the village.
Wednesday, June 27, 1928 Cloudy all day
Today is Helen Kellers birthday she is forty eight yrs old. The men worked on the other house. Floyd and I went to commencement to the village. Nineteen in the class. Merlin Groff, Clark Burkdorf and Vernon Flanders graduated.
Thursday, June 28, 1928 Nice all day
Fayette and I worked in the garden some. The boys finished drilling in barley on the other place. Herberts and we went down to Ft. Plain to Mr. Canarys. Alma Miller is going to start on a trip to Alaska. Alta and I canned rhubarb.
Friday, June 29, 1928
Rain and strong cast wind all day. I did not feel very well today. James and Lany came about noon.
Saturday, June 30, 1928
Sultry this forenoon. Daniel was here. Johns went to the Allen reunion.
Sunday, July 1, 1928 Pleasant
We went to church. Arthur and Oddesa Hyde had their children christened. B. Youkers little girl and two of W. Smiths and James Ostrom joined church. We had communion. We brought Keith home with us. Herbert & E. came home over after him.
Monday, July 2, 1928 Very warm.
Washed. Alta ironed and canned a doz. cans of rhubarb. After supper we went and looked after strawberries. Floyd W. cultivated corn. Fayette and Floyd worked up to the grange hall.
Tuesday, July 3, 1928
I worked some in the garden and planted some seeds.
Wednesday, July 4, 1928
Had a hard shower before dinner. Floyd & Alta went out to Stewarts landing. Floyd took me down to see Aunt Ettie's. Byron Wiley was there.
Thursday, July 5, 1928 Pleasant
I went to the village with Floyd to see Delos. Alta had to come down and get us as the car truck was broke. He had to leave it, to get it fixed. I took care of Keith so Herbert & Evadean could go to Delos' funeral. It was over to Youkers Bush Church. Canned strawberries.
Friday, July 6, 1928 Pleasant
I came home from Herberts after dinner. Mr. Newman was working up to the other house. Evadean and I picked some cherries. Canned two cans.
Saturday, July 7, 1928 Pleasant
I baked bread and swift and moppet. Then I went with Herberts' to the club picnic over Van Hornesville. We had a very nice time. Mr. Newman was here working up to the other house.
Sunday, July 8, 1928 Very warm
We went to Floyd and Alta went up to her grandpa Davis. In the evening Veba, Marion and Mr. Smiths people drove in for a little while. They had been on a company trip.
Monday, July 9, 1928 Pleasant
I did a large wash and then pitted cherries for seven cans then canned them. Alta painted the ceiling in the other house. Mr. Newman was here. The boys went over and put in the buckwheat.
Tuesday, July 10, 1928 Rained
Alta went home after she did the ironing. I canned nine cans of cherries and made a batch of jam. Lelia and Nina was here. Loyd brought them. Myron and Ms. New came after dinner. Floyd W. cultivated corn.
Wednesday, July 11, 1928 Cloudy and warm
I made ice cream, for the missionary society . Sold it up to the hall, Inghams Mills put on a play. It was fine. Evadean was over and did her wash, Alta came home.
Thursday, July 12, 1928 Pleasant
I made two cherry pies and a sponge cake, worked in the garden. Mr. Newman and Myron was here to work. Grace came after her father at noon.
Friday, July 13, 1928 Warm
I baked bread, cleaned chicken for dinner. Mr. Newman was here. Alta canned four cans of cherries and made strawberry jam. Maud and her girls was over.
Saturday, July 14, 1928
Mr. Newman worked. Alta finished painting in the living rooms and bedroom.
Sunday, July 15, 1928
Windy and a hard shower at evening, we went to church. After supper Alta went over to Mr. Cairns. I rode along over to Franks. Fayette and Floyd came over.
Monday, July 16, 1928 Pleasant
I washed, Alta ironed. Evadean came over and did her wash. Mr. Newman and Myron worked here all day. Floyd W. mowed down the new seeding over east so we have begun haying.
Tuesday, July 17, 1928 Pleasant
Myron worked today. Alta and I went to Little Falls in the afternoon. Herbert was here all day fixing his rake and wagon. Floyd went to Ft. Plain after grain. Evadean & Keith came over with Herbert in the evening. I worked in the garden.
Wednesday, July 18, 1928 Pleasant and very warm
Myron was here all day, and Mr. Newman part of the day. E. Van Slyke was here and done some wiring up to the other house. Herbert went home after dinner. The men drawed in three loads of hay for the first. They oiled the roads today.
Thursday, July 19, 1928 Rain
I made two cherrie pies. Alta went down and brought up Ella and Bertha. In the evening Floyd took us up to see Daniel then we took them to the village.
Friday, July 20, 1928
Cleared up this afternoon. Myron & Mr. Newman was here, worked up to the other house. Floyd W. painted the ceiling in the kitchen.
Saturday, July 21, 1928 Pleasant
Alta painted all day. I made bread and a loaf cake. After supper I hoed in the garden. I picked the berries. The men drawed in six loads of hay.
Sunday, July 22, 1928 Rainy
We went to church. Wasn't many there.
Monday, July 23, 1928 Pleasant
Evadean and Keith was here. We did two big washes and I did a lot of ironing. Evadean & Alta papered the bedroom up to the other house. The men drew in three loads of hay. The men was here and whitewashed the barn. We had chicken potpie for dinner. Herbert came after Ed K. after they had gone to bed
Tuesday, July 24, 1928
The men drawed in one load of hay, then it rained. Floyd W. painted the cupboards & Floyd B. helped Alta paper.
Wednesday, July 25, 1928 Pleasant
I done up the work. Made two cherry pies before breakfast. Alta went over to Evadeans to pick berries. She had enough for nine cans and jam. I also made a batch of jam. The men drawed in seven loads of hay.
Thursday, July 26, 1928 Pleasant
Myron was here today. Floyd W. mowed a block off below the garden. They drawed one load of rakings. Byron Wiley came this afternoon.
Friday, July 27, 1928 Rained all day
Mr. Newman was here part of the day. Byron did not feel very well. They all worked up to the other home. I baked bread and fried cakes. Had cherry dumplings for dinner.
Saturday, July 28, 1928
Awful showers afternoon. Myron & Mr. Newman was both here. Myron helped Floyd make cupboard doors. Alta and Floyd painted all day. Herberts all went to the city in the evening, and left Keith here. Floyd B. and Byron went down also.
Sunday, July 29, 1928
We went to S. S. and church. After church we went over to Herberts for supper.
Monday, July 30, 1928
Evadean was over and we done both washings and ironings. Floyd went down and got P. Cramer to help.
Tuesday, July 31, 1928
Drawed in eight loads of hay.
Wednesday, August 1, 1928
Drawed in four loads of hay. Alta took Byron up to her grandfather D. When she got back, she took me over to Evadeans to the M. Society.
Thursday, August 2, 1928 Warm
Got in seven loads of hay. Alta commenced papering her bedroom. Byron went down to Franks tonight.
Friday, August 3, 1928 Warm
The men got in two loads of hay. We had such a heavy rain.
Saturday, August 4, 1928 Warm & Sultry
Floyd and Mr. Newman went to Vernon after Altas things. Thunderstorm and rain before he got home. The furniture got marred some. Floyd & Alta went up; they got back six o clock. Alta went to Lassellsville after Mr. Weaver. She ruined two tires. Marcus Caols barn burned, struck by lightning.
Sunday, August 5, 1928 Sultry
Floyd and I went up to church, did not have any S. School. Only Allens, Johns & Herberts were there. It is closed until the second of Sept. Floyd took Herbert, Evadean, myself and Keith to Ft. Plain. Ethel Haig wasn't at home.
Monday, August 6, 1928
Windy, cloudy and rained some. Evadean came over with her wash, we did both washes, did not get many of them dry. Floyd papered and Floyd took Herberts to Ft. Plain in the eve. Herbert got a spring for his engine radiant.
Wednesday, August 8, 1928 Rainy
Alta and Floyd moved up to the other house; slept there for the first.
Thursday, August 9, 1928
I cleaned all up today. Fayette & Floyd went over to Herberts to make a hay sack. Alta invited me up there to dinner.
Friday, August 10, 1928 Cloudy
The men drawed in five loads of hay. I made a batch of blueberry jam. Delbert Robinsons were all here in the evening. Floyd brought up ice cream
Saturday, August 11, 1928 Pleasant
I did not feel very good today. I made fried cakes and done up the work. The men fixed the steps up to the other house. Alta took Mr. Cramer and her niece home.
Sunday, August 12, 1928 Pleasant
We went to Gloversville. Herbert, Evadean and Keith went along. We stopped on the side of the road and ate our dinner in the car. We called on Mr. & Mrs. Eavans. None of the Canes were at home. Alta had a house full of co. James & Lany, Lucinda, Mr. & Mrs. Dygert, A. Dygert, Mr. Moot, Harry & all of Vebas. We ate supper up there.
Monday, August 13, 1928 Pleasant
Cold last night. I did the washing. Picked a pail of cucumbers & three ripe tomatoes for the first the tomatoes. Drawed in seven loads of hay. Alta and Marion & children went to the village, had a blowout. I milked four cows and a half tonight, the first I have milked in over a year.
Tuesday, August 14, 1928 Pleasant
I ironed and canned pickles. The men drawed in seven loads of hay. Edd VanSlyke was up and done some wiring. Alta and Marion went over to Evadeans this evening.
Wednesday, August 15, 1928 Hot Weather
Floyd took Marion, children and myself over to Evadeans so she could go and look for berries. She got 4 or 5 qts. Herbert brought us home, about ten o clock. Alta had had such a time with her hands, she cut up sharp peppers.
Thursday, August 16, 1928 Pleasant
Marions birthday, I had them all over, for dinner and supper. I made blackberry pies and had chicken pot pie for dinner.
Friday, August 17, 1928
Rained a little at noon, just enough to stop them from finishing haying. The girls went over to Mr. Cairns and Mauds a little while. Floyd and Pete went a fishing. John Davis finished thrashing, had four hundred bu. of oats.
Saturday, August 18, 1928
Cloudy, rain & sunshine. The men finished haying. Alta took Marion & children up to Grandma Davis. Floyd Weaver helped Arthur Hyde thrash this afternoon.
Sunday, August 19, 1928 Cool
We all went over to James & Lana's. Keith did not feel very good. We came back by the way of Ft. Plain. When we got home we found a slip under the door with Dan Devoe. Lillian and Ada Failings came.
Monday, August 20, 1928 Pleasant
I did a big wash. Alta got pickles ready for golden glow pickles. I canned ten cans, five for her and five for myself. Alta and I called on May Bellinger and her boy. Fayette went up to see Daniel. He says he is failing very fast.
Tuesday, August 21, 1928 Pleasant
I ironed. Grace Drake was here to supper. Floyd met her at the train and took her over to Herberts tonight. A hard shower this evening. Will Handy finished thrashing this noon.
Wednesday, August 22, 1928 Cloudy
I did up the work and done my mending. The men all went down and unloaded the car of grain. Evadean, Grace and Keith went over to Mauds. Rev. Luther and family was here a calling this afternoon. Floyd Weaver went down and got some cream tonight.
Thursday, August 23, 1928
We all went over to Herberts in the evening.
Friday, August 24, 1928
In the evening Fayette, Floyd and I went up to Delos Hoffmans. Ursula was a little better. We bought some honey. Herberts was over.
Saturday, August 25, 1928 Muggy
I couldn't hardly work, made a cake and cocoa cookies.
Sunday, August 26, 1928
Cloudy most all day. Herbert and we went down to Delbert Robinsons to dinner. They invited us down. Lewis and Pearl and Eleanor was there.
Monday, August 27, 1928
Cloudy, then the sunshine. I washed and ironed. We had corn for supper. Herberts came over this evening, left Keith here, then went to the movies. Floyd W. went to Lassellsville to have Altas car fixed.
Tuesday, August 28, 1928
Very warm, rained a very little in the evening, rain all around us. The men got in a few oats after milking. Floyd & I took Grace Drake to the station. I bought an oil cloth for the dining room table. Alta finished her dress tonight.
Wednesday, August 29, 1928
A lovely day, the men drawed in oats. Floyd brought Mrs. Brown up.
Thursday, August 30, 1928
Had a hard shower at noon. Floyd was going to take us down to the Klock reunion. Being it rained so we waited until after dinner, then we went and had a nice time. There was more there, then last year. Alta canned corn & beans. She has canned 37 cans of things, the last two days.
Friday, August 31, 1928 Cool and pleasant
Alta and I went to Little Falls after dinner. Floyd, Fayette and I went up to Johns this morning. Dan was very sick; he did not know us, then we went down to see aunt Ettie, she was a little better.