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1971
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January 1, 1971
Herbert, Cecil Allen and Tom Jones & a lot of others went to Sidney to move the furniture of Rev. Clark, our new pastor. Mr. Clark had a car accident in Van Hornesville.
January 2, 1971
We put away the Christmas trimmings in the forenoon. In the P. M. Herbert shoveled snow off of the church steps.
January 3, 1971
We took Rev. Clark to C. Creek church. It was his first sermon there. After church we called on Ethel Haig. It was a nice day. 32 temp.
January 4, 1971
An ice rain. The roads were slippery. We did the washing and I did the ironing. The men sprayed the heifers in the Snell barn.
January 5, 1971
It was a nice day. Herbert took me to LCW meeting at Olga Beischers. He went to see Dr. Feldstein & then went to see Margaret & Charles.
January 6, 1971
Herbert went to Fort Plain to the bank. He paid taxes on this farm. I worked some on grange program and wrote some checks and Marta here for supper. We played Racks.
January 7, 1971
It was a nice day. Madeliene came to clean. I made a cake and worked on grange program. Herbert went to a meeting at the F. Plain Lutheran Church in the evening.
January 8, 1971
We had grange meeting here in the evening. There were 18 present & we had a good time. It was a cold night but the roads were good.
January 9, 1971
It was 8 below zero here in the morning. A nice sunshiny day. I had lots of dishes to wash and I wrote up the grange account for the papers.
January 10, 1971
We took Mr. & Mrs. Clark up to church. It was a nice winter day. We drove up to call on Ira & Edith Timmerman, but they were not at home.
January 11, 1971
I worked on getting pictures sorted out to start scrapbooks on geneology for Keith & Joanne. Janice took Karen & Tome to Utica to a meeting.
January 12, 1971
It was a cold sunshiny day. Pastor Clark called here in the forenoon. I cleaned out drawers in the large desk upstairs.
January 13, 1971
It was -12 degrees here, but sunshiny. We invited Irvin Klock up for supper and we had a good visit. Letter from Iva & Leland Bellinger.
January 14, 1971
It was another cold day. Pomona Grange was called off as many people said they wouldn’t go on account of slippery roads and streets.
January 15, 1971
We went up to Mildred & Will Threshers about 2 o’clock & stayed until 8:30. We had a few good time. After supper we played Pinochle.
January 16, 1971
It was -3 degrees and windy & cold. We went down to see Ann’s bedroom since she had redecorated it.
January 17, 1971
We attended Crum Creek church. Janice, Jack Carter, Ann & Karen sang a song and Jack played the guitar. There were 31 present.
January 18, 1971
-14 degrees. Sunshiny day. We did the washing & I did part of the ironing. Herbert did not feel well at all.
January 19, 1971
-2 degrees here. –28 degrees in Albany. I finished the ironing and worked on wedding invitation books. Herbert went to C. Creek. We played dominos with the double nines.
January 20, 1971
I wrote letters to Alyson and Jeffrey. Lillian Burkdorf is out of the hospital & staying with her sister in Little Falls.
January 21, 1971
Herbert & I went to F. Plain in the forenoon to buy some things & pay telephone bill. Pastor Clark called in the evening. It was cloudy & some warmer.
January 22, 1971
Snowed in forenoon, but was nice the rest of the day. We had covered dish supper and annual congregational meeting of C. Creek church at Keith’s and Juanita’s.
January 23, 1971
I worked on geneology books. I attended a farewell party for Linda Taylor. We had a very pleasant time.
January 24, 1971
We attended C. Creek church. In the evening we went to union church service at the Methodist church. A sunshiny & mild day.
January 25, 1971
Another sunshiny day. We went to hear the “Camerons” a group from Scotland, who sang gospel songs. They stayed all night with Keith & Janice & family.
January 26, 1971
I went to the dentist in the afternoon & had some work done on a couple of teeth. It rained & snowed some. It was colder.
January 27, 1971
Very cold & windy day. The wind broke the wires that led to the water pump across the road. Keith R. and Keith H. fixed them.
January 28, 1971
The Camerons went to Utica. Herbert went to St. J. after groceries. I picked out more butter nut meals. Had a card from Linda Taylor.
January 29, 1971
The grange meeting was here with 11 present. Donald Klemme came at my request & led discussion about safety with snowmobiles.
January 30, 1971
Sunshiny day, but snow drifted badly on some roads. I wrote up grange news for the papers. I started working on income tax.
January 31, 1971
We went to church at C. Creek. We had invited Keith & Janice here for supper after church. The big mirror came off the wall & cut Keith in the head. Janice took him over to Dr. Feldstein.
February 1, 1971
20 degrees here, but sunny. Wendy Safford was operated on at Cooperstown. I worked some on income tax. Herbert washed pipeline.
February 2, 1971
Sunny. Wendy Safford came home from hospital. I went to hair dresser. I went to LCW at Marion Groff’s (9 present).
February 3, 1971
13 degrees and sunny. We did the washing. I typed some in the afternoon and mended. We wrote to Philip Wendell who is in hospital with a broken hip.
February 4, 1971
I did the ironing. Herbert went to the bank. We made beef soup form meat sent to us by Emmett Claus. I sent some genealogy records to Solon Groff’s daughter.
February 5, 1971
Sleet and wind from the east. Madelien was here. I made cake and cookies. Wm. Schnitglein died in Little Falls Hospital.
February 6, 1971
It was a mild sunshiny day. I washed parlor curtains. We went to Ft. Plain after groceries. We watched pictures of the astronauts & Ciprello 14.
February 7, 1971
We attended church in P. M. Then we called at Swartz’s funeral parlor. In the evening we went to St. J. church where Pastor Clark was installed as minister of St. J., Cr. Creek & Starkville.
February 8, 1971
We had letters from Irene Stoesser & Nellie Lance. I worked a while on income tax and then Herbert and I moved furniture out of parlor.
February 9, 1971
Letter from Ruth Burritt. We rolled up the rug & got it out of parlor. Herbert went after sprayer to use in removing paper.
February 10, 1971
We worked in taking off paper in parlor. We had a letter from Grace Drake. I talked with Juanita on the telephone.
February 11, 1971
We went to F. Plain in P. M. and stopped to see Hazel & Leonard Swanson stopped & brought us some cookies. A sunshiny cold day.
February 12, 1971
Keith R, Marta & Dean went after Ann & Jack. Bob & Barbara Goldstein came up to Keiths. Herbert took more paper off. Madeliene was here.
February 13, 1971
A very rainy & cloudy day. I made cookies & banana bread. Herbert took more paper off. Bob Goldstein stopped in for a little while.
February 14, 1971
We went to C. Creek church. It was a snowy, blustery day. Janice invited us down for supper. We had a very nice time. The men took Ann & Jack back to Morrisville.
February 15, 1971
I talked with Marion Groff on the telephone. Ira, Edith and Carol Timmerman were here in the P. M.
February 16, 1971
We did the washing & I did the ironing. Herbert did some plastering Ruth Sheffield called on the phone and she said Gordon Smith died.
February 17, 1971
Herbert & I both painted in the parlor. I received birthday cards from Aunt Genevieve & Nina Levensaler. It snowed in PM.
February 18, 1971
Herbert finished painting in the parlor. He went to John Deere Farmer’s Night with Keith at St. J. Theater. Hazel Swanson called on telephone. I called Alta.
February 19, 1971
Herbert took me over to the library to try to find some things to help Nellie Lance with geneology & received a nice lot of cards.
February 20, 1971
In the evening Keith, Janice, Marta & Dean, Tom Larkin, Karen & Tom Jones came up because of my birthday. Janice made a nice cake & they gave me a pin (grape).
February 21, 1971
We went to C. Creek to church. Then we went to Alta & Floyd Weavers. They had invited Loyd & Edna Brown & us up for supper.
February 22, 1971
Herbert and I took paper off the side walls in the parlor. I had a card from Mildred Thresher.
February 23, 1971
I worked on preparing Grange program. Herbert plastered & did some sizing. He took Karen & Tom up to St. J. Church. I wrote to Nina.
February 24, 1971
The telephone man put us on the line with just Keith R. We attended the Ash Wed. Service at St. J. church. Keith R. went to Syracuse to stay over night for a meeting.
February 25, 1971
Herbert called Joanne last night & she told us she had been ill & in the hospital. We went to F. Plain to the hairdressers. I ironed for Janice in P. M.
February 26, 1971
Janice went after Ann & Jack & they stopped in here. Ann gave us her photograph. We had grange meeting here in the evening. There were 14 present. Edison Handy died on Wed. night, but he was not found until today.
February 27, 1971
Janice & Karen & Marta took me to shower for Susan. Susan & her sister Mary Ann Oldich also rode with us. The shower was at her sister Myrtle’s in S. Arabia.
February 28, 1971
A beautiful sunshiny day. We went to C. Creek to church. Then we went to Ronds Funeral Home in Schenectady as we could not go to the funeral to be held tomorrow.
March 1, 1971
Wm. Thresher was here & papered the parlor. In the P. M. we took Ethel Haig to Cooperstown Hospital for 2 appointments. Then we went to see Grace Drake in Oneonta Hospital.
March 2, 1971
Herbert took Marion, Olga, Mrs. Clark & me to LCW meeting at Mardis Bowers. There were 12 present. It was another nice sunshiny day.
March 3, 1971
It snowed all day. We did not try to go to the Lenten service. We did washing & ironing. We received Wayne’s and Susan’s wedding invitation.
March 4, 1971
It snowed all day and night. Roads were blocked. Thruway was closed in forenoon. Keith R. and Tom could scarcely get from here to their place with tractor with the scoop on it.
March 5, 1971
It was sunny day. The road past here was not opened until late afternoon. I baked a cake and graham bread.
March 6, 1971
A sunshiny day. The milk tanker got here about 9:30 in the morning and they had to milk then. The tanker hadn’t been able to get here the day before.
March 7, 1971
There was no church service at Crum Creek or Starkville on account of the roads. We attended St. J. Lutheran Church. Herbert talked with Joanne on the phone in the evening. She felt better.
March 8, 1971
I ironed clothes for Janice. It was Herbert’s birthday (67 yrs. old). Marta & Keith R. came up in the evening with cards and a present for Herbert.
March 9, 1971
The wind blew very hard & drifted the roads. Tom & Karen pulled a couple of cars out with the tractor. Received letter from Iva & Leland Bellinger.
March 10, 1971
We attended the Lenten Service at St. J. Lutheran Church in the evening. Rev. Hotchkiss had died & we called at Smith’s Funeral Parlor.
March 11, 1971
Herbert took me for a hair appointment. Had letter from Janet Kilpatrick. Pastor Clark called about 5:30 for Herbert to sign a report.
March 12, 1971
Herbert took the car to be washed & he had his hair cut in P. M. In the evening he took Karen, Tom & Dean over to church for practise for wedding.
March 13, 1971
Wayne & Susan Everson were married at 2:00 at St. J. Lutheran Church. We attended the wedding and the reception at the Masonic Lodge. Cloudy, mild day.
March 14, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church. Then we went to see Lena Burkdorf & her sister. It was a sunny afternoon. Wayne & Susan had stayed at Keith’s and Janice’s the previous evening and left in the morning on their honeymoon.
March 15, 1971
I washed the dishes & put them in the cupboard in the parlor. Vernon Flanders died in his sleep. We had seen him & his wife when we went to see Lena B, the previous afternoon.
March 16, 1971
The men got the mirror back on the wall. Herbert took me up to DAR meeting. Effiner Duesler died.
March 17, 1971
We worked upon Wayne’s and Susan’s house with Janice all day. In the evening we attended Lenten Service at Lutheran Church at St. J.
March 18, 1971
We attended Vernon Flanders funeral at St. J. Then we went to Fort Plain at Gray’s Funeral Parlor where Effiner Duesler was.
March 19, 1971
We helped paint & plaster in the house where Wayne & Susan expect to live. They got back from Florida today. Had letter from Nina Levensaler.
March 20, 1971
I made a dish of jello for baby shower which Janice gave for Juanita at 7:30. Leonard Swanson visited with Herbert while Hazel & I went to the shower.
March 21, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church. Then we went up to call on Margaret & Charles. Margaret is to go tomorrow to the hospital for an operation.
March 22, 1971
Janice came up in the forenoon and helped me with income tax. Toni was here to fix the furnace. The 2 Keiths put an electrical entrance box in the barn.
March 23, 1971
I sent in our federal income tax. In the afternoon we attended Jack Gillen’s funeral. Margaret Ingersoll was operated on & we stopped at the hospital. Then we took Juanita her birthday present.
March 24, 1971
Herbert went to see Margaret and she felt some better. We went to Lenten Service at Lutheran Church in St. J. Dean was here for supper.
March 25, 1971
It was a cold, windy day. Herbert went up to help Janice. I ironed for her and planned the grange program. Letter from Ruth Burritt.
March 26, 1971
Madeliene was here. Herbert & I went to grange meeting at Emmett Claus’. Lesler Robinson went with us. Herbert went to see Margaret in the P. M.
March 27, 1971
I wrote up grange news for the papers. In the evening Herbert took Mae & me to a shower for Thomasine Davis at the Firemans’ Hall at Oppenheim.
March 28, 1971
We attended C. Creek church. Laura Thode was baptized & it was Communion. Then we went to see Margaret at the hospital. Mae & Judd Chase came & were here for supper.
March 29, 1971
We did the washing and I did part of the ironing. Herbert went to a church meeting at the F. Plain church.
March 30, 1971
Keith Herbert’s and Juanita’s baby boy (Luke Anthony) was born today late in the P. M. at L. Falls Hospital.
March 31, 1971
In the forenoon we took 3 chairs (which had belonged to my grandmother (Burkdorf-Handy) up to St. J. to be refinished. In the P. M. we went to the hospital to see Juanita & Luke and Margaret.
April 1, 1971
I worked on 2 geneology books. I wrote to Ethel Haig. It was a nice sunshiny day. I called Mrs. Haig, Ada Gray, and Martha Hillegas on the telephone.
April 2, 1971
Herbert & I went to Morrisville after Ann. She has 2 weeks vacation. We stopped at L. Falls Hospital to see Juanita, Luke, and Margaret Ingersoll.
April 3, 1971
I made 2 elderberry pies. After lunch we went to Cooperstown Hospital to see Ethel Haig. Keith H. brought Juanita & Luke home from the hospital.
April 4, 1971
Keith R. went to Miami to the American Dairy Association Convention. Janice, Ann, Marta & Dean took him to the Albany Airport. They got back in time to go to church.
April 5, 1971
It was a nice sunshiny day. I baked molasses cookies. Alma called on the telephone. Herbert talked with Charles on the telephone. Margaret was not so well.
April 6, 1971
Herbert took me to have my hair washed & set. Then after lunch he took Olga, Marion Groff & me to L. C. W. meeting at Laura Claus’.
April 7, 1971
Herbert took me to D. A. R. Round Table dinner & meeting at St. J. He went up to see Margaret at the hospital. She was some better.
April 8, 1971
Keith R. came back from Miami. Herbert & I went to the church service at St. J. Lutheran church in the evening. We had a card from Dottie Crouse.
April 9, 1971
We attended Good Friday Service at Reformed Church in St. J. Then we came home & rested a while. We then went to C. Creek and Herbert sprayed flies in the church.
April 10, 1971
We went up to clean C. Creek church in forenoon. It snowed so hard that we stopped and stayed at Keith’s and Juanita’s until 3 o’clock. We had trouble getting home as the roads were very bad and Herbert had put on summer tires.
April 11, 1971
We attended C. Creek church. It was Easter Sunday. Luke Anthony Handy was baptized. Ann, Herbert & I went to Libbie & John Call’s 50 wedding anniversary.
April 12, 1971
It was a sunshiny day. We did the washing. It was Tom’s day off and he came in and played Racko with us. We had cards from Madeliene & Alma.
April 13, 1971
It was a nice sunshiny day. Herbert took Juanita & Luke home from St. J., where they had left car to have tires changed.
April 14, 1971
Herbert & I went to F. Plain in the forenoon to buy birthday present for Ann, and also groceries. Herbert talked with Ethel Handy & she said Charles Ingersoll wrecked his car Sunday night.
April 15, 1971
It was a sunshiny, but cold day. Ann took Karen to Port Crane for a retreat for deaf camp. I did a few odd jobs of sewing.
April 16, 1971
I attended Community Club meeting at St. Johnsville. Mr. & Mrs. George Moyer brought me home. Herbert went to see Margaret at the hospital, then he went to see Charles and Mildred & Will.
April 17, 1971
It was a nice sunshiny day. Leonard & Hazel & Herbert & I went to the fritter supper at St. Johnsville. They stopped in to visit for a while. Ann came in to say goodbye.
April 18, 1971
A sunshiny day. We took Janice with us to C. Creek Church. The others of her family went to St. J. to church. Then Keith R. & Marta took Ann back to Morrisville and got Karen who had been at Path of Life Retreat.
April 19, 1971
A nice sunshiny day. I worked on my quilt in forenoon. Herbert & I walked up to the road a little way. Herbert attended church council meeting at L. Moshers.
April 20, 1971
Dean went back to school after having the mumps. Beulah Sanders & I went to DAR meeting at the high school. Margaret Ingersoll went home from hospital.
April 21, 1971
I made a cake and a pie. I sewed some on the quilt. I had a card from Ruth Burritt from Washington, D. C.
April 22, 1971
It was cloudy windy day. Herbert took Tom Jones to see a doctor at Utica. We had a letter from Ann. Grace Johnson called on the telephone. I called Marion Groff.
April 23, 1971
A sunshiny day with a strong wind. Herbert took me up to visit with Grace Johnson. I finished the ironing and did some mending.
April 24, 1971
The Kum Dubble Club had an auction at the grange hall. Herbert was up there quite a while. In the evening we were invited down to Keith & Janice’s. Tom Larkin showed his slides of Scotland, England.
April 25, 1971
We attended C. Creek church. Marta came down with the mumps. It was rainy part of the day. Herbert called Margaret & Charles on the telephone.
April 26, 1971
We went to C. Creek grange meeting. Lulu & Hazel Richards went with us. The first truck came to deliver new Harvest Store silo at Keith H.
April 27, 1971
The second truck came with rest of the silo & they were unloaded. I went to hairdresser’s. Herbert, Lester & Ralph put posts under church floor.
April 28, 1971
Rainy day. I went with Hazel & Bessie to Thelma Johnsons to a Stanley party. Herbert, Ethel Haig & I went to fritter supper at Starkville.
April 29, 1971
It was a dark, rainy day. I talked with Marion Groff & Ethel Haig on the telephone. I wrote letter to Ruth Burritt.
April 30, 1971
We attended Neighbor Night meeting at C. Creek grange. We had a real good meeting. Herbert went to Utica in forenoon to take up a tractor part to be repaired.
May 1, 1971
We attended the wedding of Thomasine Davis and David Keller at the C. Creek Church at 1:00. Then we went to the reception at the Benefit Club.
May 2, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church. Then we were invited to Keith’s and Juanita’s. E. Herb came & took pictures of Luke, his parents, grandparents and greatgrandparents.
May 3, 1971
Another rainy day. I made a molded salad and nut bread and did other things to get ready for L. C. W. I talked with Marcia Mumma on telephone.
May 4, 1971
There were 10 of us for L. C. W. meeting here. In the evening Herbert & I went to L. Falls Hospital to see Lena Burkdorf & then to see Margaret & Charles at Dolgeville.
May 5, 1971
A nice sunshiny day. Herbert & Keith R. went to Albany to get some machinery fixed. Then Herbert & I went to Fultonville to get a piece of machinery. Letters from Alma, Grace & Alice Carlson.
May 6, 1971
We went to Pomona Grange meeting at Sacandaga. Etta went with Herbert and me. A nice day. Herbert mowed the lawn.
May 7, 1971
A very nice day. Herbert plowed the field back of Keith’s house. Madeliene was here. I had a letter from Gertrude Lance.
May 8, 1971
A rainy day again. We went to F. Plain in P. M. and I bought a hat and stole. Then we went to beef supper at the St. J. Methodist Church. We saw a lot of people we knew.
May 9, 1971
It was a rainy day. Keith R. came in to visit for a while. Karen went up on the hill and picked some wild flowers for Janice & me. The trilliums were not out as usual. We went to church & then to see Lena Burkdorf. Keith & Janice gave me -- boxes of petunias for Mother’s Day.
May 10, 1971
We did the washing. I also did the ironing and Herbert mowed lawn. It was a very nice warm day. Kermit Weaver called to write insurance on the old place.
May 11, 1971
A very nice warm day. I ironed for Janice. Herbert plowed all day at Crum Creek. We had a letter from Rhoda Hollenbeck.
May 12, 1971
Herbert plowed at C. Creek in the P. M. He had the car washed & serviced. The Harvestore men were at C. Creek & started work on the silo foundation. Cloudy.
May 13, 1971
We went to Watertown to attend the middle Atlantic Lecturer’s conference at the Woodruff Hotel. We had to stay at the Holiday Inn.
May 14, 1971
We attend the meetings until 3:00. Then we went up to the Holiday Inn to dress for the banquet. The banquet was good and the evening program was excellent.
May 15, 1971
We started after breakfast to go to see Nellie Lance in Three Mile Bay. We started home at 2:00 and arrived home about 5:00. Karen & Tom went to Jr. Sr. Prom. The men planted corn on piece across Thruway.
May 16, 1971
A nice day. We went to church at C. Creek. Ethel Haig called up on the telephone.
May 17, 1971
Herbert & I attended Neighbors Night Grange meeting at Sacandaga Grange. It was a nice night to go and there were 50 present.
May 18, 1971
Herbert plowed on the Snell farm. He took me to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned and then to DAR meeting in the evening.
May 19, 1971
I went for appointment at the hairdressers. Herbert plowed on the flat by the road on north side. The men planted corn on some other pieces.
May 20, 1971
A thunderstorm in evening. Herbert plowed all day. I made cookied in the forenoon. I mended and tried to get the things in order for my next lecturer’s program.
May 21, 1971
A rainy day. Herbert went to Utica to get parts to fix tractor. I baked cookies. Madeliene & Herbert washed the windows in the west bedroom.
May 22, 1971
In the afternoon we attended Nancy Chase’s and Rodney Carlson’s wedding at Ilion Episcopal Church. We went to the reception at Gen. Herkimer Hotel.
May 23, 1971
Ann graduated from Morrisville College. Janice & Keith went to the graduation. Karen, Tom, Tom Larkin & Arlene Kane here for breakfast. We attended Open House for Ann in the evening.
May 24, 1971
We did the washing & I did part of the ironing. I had ambition & felt well enough to do a lot of work. Ann started work at Palatine Dye.
May 25, 1971
Keith Herbert’s birthday. Janice & Keith went to Ithaca to be there in the evening when Keith & Caroline Kark were to be on FM Radio for Path of Life. Letter from R. Bellingers.
May 26, 1971
A rainy day! They put in road to the Groff cemetery. The Harvestore silo is up full height today. We attended “To Tell it as it is” presented by young people of the churches in St. J. at Elem. School.
May 27, 1971
A cold cloudy day. Herbert plowed all day on the Snell farm. One of the best cows died. The silo was finished today.
May 28, 1971
We attended Grange meeting. There were 20 present. Mr & Mrs Rowland and son were present. Glen Creios came up to Keiths for weekend. He called here and Alma Miller also came a while.
May 29, 1971
It was a beautiful sunshiny day. Herbert plowed on the Snell farm. In the early evening we put flowers on the Handy lot at St. J. and on the Groff cemetery. We went down the gravel road. We stopped to see Juanita.
May 30, 1971
A beautiful day. We attended C. Creek church. Then we went to L. Falls Hospital to see Lena Burkdorf, Madge Duesler & Alfred Reese. Alice & Eric invited us up to their house for supper. We had a good time.
May 31, 1971
A very beautiful day. I scrubbed front porch & mopped the floor. Herbert mowed the lawn and put plants out on the plant stand.
June 1, 1971
Another beautiful day. Herbert bought a rototiller & got the garden ready to plant. We went to F. Plain after seeds. We went to see Margaret & Charles in the evening.
June 2, 1971
Herbert worked on the land all day at Crum Creek. It rained in the late afternoon. I talked with Hazel Swanson. She & Leonard had been to Ind. to see his sisters.
June 3, 1971
Cloudy in forenoon. Herbert worked at C. Creek in P. M. We went to St. J. Church in the evening to see Fred & Lena Thode show pictures of Phebe Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Letter from R. Burritt.
June 4, 1971
4:00 A. M. Herbert had a severe nosebleed. Ann took him & me up to the L. Falls Hospital. Dr. Muller packed his nose. It was a hard day.
June 5, 1971
Herbert planted the garden. I pulled weeds out of some of the flower beds. We were invited up to Lynn Cronkhites for supper. We had a very nice time. The men sowed oats & grass seed on the large lot next to Edison Bowers.
June 6, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church Service. I drove part of the way home, the first this summer. Margaret & Charles came in the evening.
June 7, 1971
A sunshiny day, until rain came about 5:00. We did the washing & I ironed some. Nina & Marjorie Lee came for supper and the evening.
June 8, 1971
I had a “permanent” in the forenoon. I finished the ironing. A hard thunder storm in the P. M. I bought shower present for Kathy Hayes.
June 9, 1971
A very nice day. Herbert mowed the lawn & I cleaned out weeds along the walk. I washed sweaters. Herbert dragged at C. Creek in the P. M. Keith H. sowed grass seed on the quarry lot.
June 10, 1971
It was a very windy day. We had the furnace turned on to keep warm. I wrote up the Grange news. The men drew 3 loads of haylage. They had the big truck to use which had needed fixing.
June 11, 1971
Marta got chicken-pox. Tom Larkin & Eileen Kane ate supper with us & then we went to grange meeting at Perth. Tom showed slides of Scotland & England.
June 12, 1971
Herkimer Co. put on the program at Crum Creek Grange. There were 60 present. For ecology week they presented a tree (a Carolina spruce) to one of Fulton Co. Granges. Vote was made to give it to C. Creek grange.
June 13, 1971
Church started at 11 0’clock. After the service, Herbert and Keith H. planted the tree in south side of grange lawn. In the afternoon we attend S. Z. T. Reunion officers meeting. It rained hard in evening.
June 14, 1971
We expected Fred & Lina Thode to come for supper & stay all night. But Lina was ill the previous night & they didn’t come. Herbert & I went up to Little Falls Hospital to see Lena B. & Clifford Mosher.
June 15, 1971
Fred & Lina came for dinner & stayed until 3 o’clock. Herbert cultivated the tomatoes & beans with the Roto Tiller. Marta was here for supper. We went to C. Creek as the cows got out. Juanita & Luke sat in the car with Marta and me.
June 16, 1971
A very nice day. Herbert worked at Snell farm all day. Ernest Haig died yesterday. Ethel Haig called on the phone to tell me. Had thank you notes from Nancy Chase Carlson and Kathy Hayes.
June 18, 1971
A nice day. Herbert disced on the Snell farm. I cleaned books & shelves. Madeliene helped do the top shelves. Gordon Fasani, wife & baby stayed all night at Janice’s & Keith’s.
June 19, 1971
We went up to St. J. in the A. M. The men hired trucks to move milk cows all up to other farm I bought an aluminum angel food cake pan. In the evening we attended grange at Middleville. Fulton Co. put on program for Herkimer Co. grange.
June 20, 1971
A very nice day. We attended church at C. Creek. Then we called on Alfred & Ethel Reese. We went from there to get Margaret & Charles and ate dinner at Valmar Hotel. Alma & Ethel H. called in the evening.
June 21, 1971
We did the washing. Then after lunch we went to F. Plain to go to bank & to do some shopping. It rained very hard in P. M. I did part of the ironing. Herbert went to C. Creek but the rain kept him from working.
June 22, 1971
I finished the ironing. Herbert washed the window in little bedroom and trimmed one of the snowball bushes. In P. M. he worked at C. Creek. Ann & Karen went to Plattsburg.
June 23, 1971
A very nice day. I ironed for Janice. Herbert helped with putting hay into the silo at C. Creek. Juanita took Beulah Sanders & me to Tri-Chapter DAR Meeting.
June 24, 1971
Marta came up for a couple of hrs. in the P. M. We played dominoes & Chinese Checkers. The men worked with hay all day. I made loaf of banana bread.
June 25, 1971
The men drew hay. I made a chiffon cake. It rained in late P. M. We went to Grange meeting. I won first prize with my nut bread.
June 26, 1971
A nice day. Everett & Ruth Goldsmith brought Grace Drake over to spend the day. We invited Ethel Haig up too. About 5:30 Herbert & I went up to reception for Charlene Davis.
June 27, 1971
We went to C. Creek Church. In the afternoon we attended Commencement Exercises at St. J. Karen & Wayne both graduated. We went to “open house” at Keith & Janice’s in evening. Karen showed us her engagement ring.
June 28, 1971
It was a nice day. The men put haylage in the silo. I wrote up grange news for the 2 papers. I wrote to Aunt Genevieve & sent birthday card to Lulu R.
June 29, 1971
A very hot day. I wrote a letter to Genie Christman. Herbert helped some at C. Creek. Hazel S. stopped for a little while. Talked on telephone to Margaret & Madge Duesler.
June 30, 1971
3 Russian cosmonauts perish while returning to earth after a spaceflight of nearly 24 days. The men drew haylage. I made banana bread for contest.
July 1, 1971
A very hard rainstorm in late afternoon. Lynn & Gladys Sickler called in forenoon. In evening we went to Pomona grange at C. Creek. My banana bread won 1st place.
July 2, 1971
A very beautiful day. We did the washing in forenoon. Herbert mowed some lawn. In P. M. he worked at C. Creek. Madeliene was here to clean in P. M.
July 3, 1971
Another nice day. I ironed in the forenoon. Herbert took me down to Ethel Haig’s to spend the afternoon. Then men put haylage in the Harvestore silo. They moved heifers into our barn.
July 4, 1971
A beautiful Sunday. We went to C. Creek to church. Then we came home until 3 o’clock. We went to see John & Sophie Walanski. We stopped at L. Falls Hospital to see Marianne Shults and Clifford Mosher.
July 5, 1971
A nice sunny day. I ironed in the A. M. for Janice. Herbert worked all day in his garden. In the evening we went to see Lena Burkdorf, who had come home on Friday.
July 6, 1971
Herbert took Mrs. Clark & me to LCW meeting at Etta Allens. We had a thank-you note from Karen for her graduation present.
July 7, 1971
A very nice day. I trimmed part of the bushes by the back door. Herbert plowed the piece across from the Groff barn. We called in the evening at Swartz Fun. Parlor. Mrs Blanche Avery had died on Monday.
July 8, 1971
A nice sunshiny day. We went to funeral parlor at Canajoharie in the evening. Ethel Haig rode home with us. Ernest Haig was her nephew.
July 9, 1971
Bessie Gottung called on telephone. Letter from Marion Black.
July 10, 1971
Herbert came home for dinner & then I went back with him to visit with Juanita. I came back with Janice. She & I stopped to see Bessie G. Hazel & Leonard Swanson called.
July 11, 1971
We went to St. J. Lutheran Church. Rev. Gottwald preached. In the P. M. we went over to see Genie Christman. We ate supper at Jack & Jill Rest. David Looman & his wife and 3 daughters called in the evening.
July 12, 1971
A sunshiny day. We did the washing and I did the ironing in P. M. Herbert worked at C. Creek. I sent card to Caroline Mueller at L. Falls Hospital.
July 13, 1971
I spent the day with Hilda Mosher. We worked on making blankets for L. C. W. Mrs. Clark helped in the P. M. The men planted corn in the field across the road at C. Creek.
July 14, 1971
Herbert took me for a hairdresser appointment in forenoon. Herbert worked in garden & trimmed bushes. I washed some woodwork. Keith R. went to Syracuse.
July 15, 1971
A beautiful day!! Reuben and Ruth Failing went with us to the luncheon at Lasselsville. After we came back Herbert went up to help draw hay.
July 16, 1971
Another beautiful day. I ironed for Janice in forenoon. Herbert worked with hay at C. Creek. Margaret & Charles came for a visit in early evening.
July 17, 1971
It rained hard and the wind blew in the afternoon. Madeliene came in the P. M. to clean. I washed & ironed some dresses.
July 18, 1971
A beautiful day. We attended service at Palatine Church. Rev. Peter Wagner preached. After dinner we drove up to see Philip & Iva Wendell.
July 19, 1971
It rained very hard all the afternoon. We went to Herkimer in the P. M. and bought a new typewriter.
July 20, 1971
A nice day, but rather cold. Herbert took out weeds. I finished trimming the bushes by the bay window. We went up to call on Susan & Wayne.
July 21, 1971
The men finished the haying at Crum Creek. In the evening we went to Dolgeville to visit with Will & Mildred Thresher. A nice day.
July 22, 1971
A pleasant day. We did the washing and I did part of the ironing. The men put 1000 bales of hay down in Keith R’s barn. Florence Cronkhite called on the telephone.
July 23, 1971
A nice hot day. The men drew in 1600 bales of hay. Herbert got the 3 chairs (which had belonged to my grandmother) from Earl Maises refinishing store in St. J. Hazel & Leonard Swanson called in the evening.
July 24, 1971
Janice, Keith & Ann went to Binghamton. Keith H, Juanita & Luke went to Bill Eyck’s wedding & stayed all night. Madeliene was here. I fell on the walk in from of the door & hurt my knee.
July 25, 1971
We attended Church Service at Crum Creek. Sophie & John Wolanski were here for dinner. We took them for a ride up to C. Creek. We had a nice time.
July 26, 1971
A hot muggy day. Herbert helped build fence. He picked cucumbers and I canned 22 qts. I called Etta on the telephone & Ethel Haig called me.
July 27, 1971
We heard that Richard Mueller had a heart attack & died in L. Falls Hospital. We went to F. Plain and had the car inspected. We bought wedding present for Kathy Hayes.
July 28, 1971
Juanita, Luke & Marta called for a little while after dinner. The men drew hay. Alma and Ruth Sheffield came up for a while in P. M. Herbert went to call at Swartz Funeral Parlor. Harold Swartz had died.
July 29, 1971
We attended Richard Mueller’s funeral at St. J. Lutheran Church. Then we ate dinner at Jack & Jill’s Restaurant. A very rainy day.
July 30, 1971
We washed windows & Venetian blinds in my bedroom. In P. M. Herbert & Janice picked beans. I cut the ends off of a lot of them. We attended grange meeting. Lulu, Hazel R. & Mae Bellinger went with me.
July 31, 1971
It was a muggy day. We attended wedding of Katherine Hayes & Robert Williams. We canned beans & pickles. Wm. Eyck and his wife stopped to see us in P. M. They were on the way home from their honeymoon.
August 1, 1971
We attended Union Service at the Reformed Church at St. J. We took Margaret & Charles to Herkimer. We ate at the diner. We called on Warren & Doris Casler in the evening.
August 2, 1971
We did the washing. I wrote up the grange notices. Juanita & Luke came down. She & I wrote up notices to put with the 4 generation photograph in 3 papers.
August 3, 1971
Another rainy day! I ironed in forenoon. Herbert took me to LCW meeting at Mary Groffs. Keith H, Juanita & Luke went to visit the Goldsteins.
August 4, 1971
Herbert went to F. Plain to the bank. I ironed & mended. We went to Swartz Funeral Parlor. Dr. Kilmer & Mrs Knolton had both died. We were invited up to Etta Allens for supper. Had a very nice time.
August 5, 1971
The men drew hay. Herbert & I wrote to Aunt Genevieve, who is in a Convalescent Home in St. Petersburg. It was a beautiful day. I made cookies.
August 6, 1971
It was a nice day. We had a letter from Karen, who was at camp. Bert & Rachel Horn called. I cooked beets. The men drew hay.
August 7, 1971
A very nice day. Keith, Juanita & Luke got home from N. Y. Then Juanita & Tom went to their brother’s wedding. The men drew hay in the afternoon. I wrote to Karen.
August 8, 1971
Grace Drake died last night in Oneonta Hospital from an embolism. We attended Union Service at St. J. Lutheran Church. In PM we attended a service in Youkers Bush Church.
August 9, 1971
A very nice day. The men drew in hay down at Keith R. and cut down the green oats at Keith H. Alma came after beans. Herbert & I drove up to see Lena Burkdorf and Alberta Koch.
August 10, 1971
Hilda & Emmett Mosher went with us to attend Grace Drake’s funeral at Franklin. She was 87 yrs. old. I was quite a few I knew. We called on Everett & Ruth Goldsmith.
August 11, 1971
It rained in the forenoon so that the men weren’t able to get any of the green oats in the silo. Herbert had to take our car to the garage to have a new motor put on the fan. Had a card from Aunt Genevieve.
August 12, 1971
It was a nice day. The men put 18 loads of green oats in the Harvestore. I ironed for Janice. I talked with Ethel Haig on the telephone.
August 13, 1971
I canned some pickles. Herbert & the men put 18 loads of green oats in the Harvestore. We had letter from Ira & Ellen Solomon. Grace & Roger Johnson called in evening.
August 14, 1971
The men worked at the oats all day. Mrs. Hillabrand brought Mr. & Mrs. Clark Musgrove to call in evening. They used to know us in the grange. They live in Florida now. A wedding reception at the Grange Hall.
August 15, 1971
We attended Methodist Church in St. J. In the afternoon we called on Alta & Floyd. It was a dark day. Keiths went to get Karen & went to visit Bert Morse.
August 16, 1971
A beautiful day! The men put haylage in the silo from the sawmill lot. We did the washing in forenoon. I ironed a lot in the P. M. I called Ethel Haig on the telephone.
August 17, 1971
I went to have my hair washed & set. I finished the ironing. Herbert helped at C. Creek. Hazel Brown called here in the evening.
August 18, 1971
Another beautiful day! I canned 7 qts. of carrots. Leland & Iva Bellinger called in the afternoon. We had cards from Etta & Mildred Thresher & thank-you note from the Goldsmiths.
August 19, 1971
Our 46th wedding anniversary. Juanita made us a nice cake. We went in the afternoon to call on Carlton & Dorothy Borlet in Middleburg & on Clyde & Josephine Christmas in Cobleskill.
August 20, 1971
It rained a little. The men were able to draw haylage from the old place & finished second cutting over there. Madeliene was here. I talked with Ethel Haig & Juanita and Marion Groff on telephone.
August 21, 1971
Herbert & I spent the forenoon sweeping & moping the grange hall. It rained off & on in the afternoon. Herbert brought in a beautiful bouquet of gladiolas.
August 22, 1971
We attended Union Service at the Congregational Church in St. J. In the PM we went to a shower for Jane Allen, given by Hazel Brown, Debbie Hayes & A Cheney at the S. School rooms at Oppenheim Church.
August 23, 1971
We canned 10pts & 1qt. of corn. Margaret & Charles called in the evening. We had a card from Aunt Genevieve.
August 24, 1971
I washed & ironed 2 dresses. I spent more time preparing for grange program & exhibit for Fri. Herbert disced on old place in P. M. Hazel Brown called.
August 25, 1971
Herbert disced at C. Creek in A. M. and then in P. M. helped the men put in hay down at Keiths and Janice’s barn. I wrote to Joanne. Alma called on phone & said Emmett Klock was dead. Cold weather!!
August 26, 1971
A nice day. The men drew in 8 loads of hay in P. M. Herbert & I went up to grange hall in morning. I fixed the bulletin board. Emmett & Hilda and Herbert 7 I went to Grays Funeral Parlor. Emmett Klock had died on Aug 24th.
August 27, 1971
A very rainy day. In the evening we attended grange meeting. State Master Robert Drake was there. Ed. Christman & I received 50 yr certificates and 12 were entitled to 25 yr. (only 6 of them present).
August 28, 1971
It had rained all night. I made apple pies. Ann went to airport after Barbara Goldstein & son. Janice & Keith went to Path of Life meeting. Keith, Juanita & Tom went to a wedding.
August 29, 1971
We attended the Reunion Service at Snells Bush Church. We stayed for the business meeting. After we had had dinner at home, we called on Clarence, Ada & Adrian Gray; also stopped to see Barbara Goldstein & baby.
August 30, 1971
We did the washing & I did part of the ironing. I canned 3 pts of tomatoes. It was a very nice day. Keith R. cut down hay.
August 31, 1971
I finished the ironing & did cold jobs. Keith R. went to Syracuse. Herbert & Keith R. planned to drew hay, but had to build fence as the cows were out.
September 1, 1971
The men put in almost 2000 bales of hay. I mended, tatted, wrote business letters & cards, etc. Alma talked with me on telephone. She had had an accident with her car the day before in Herkimer.
September 2, 1971
A nice day. I canned 7 qts. of pears, which Janice gave us. Herbert helped the men in forenoon, but he did not feel well in P. M.
September 3, 1971
Herbert went to F. Plain after groceries. He still did not feel well. I wrote articles for the papers about the last grange meeting. A hot day.
September 4, 1971
Herbert went to F. Plain after groceries. I spent the forenoon writing notices for the newspapers.
September 5, 1971
We attended Union Service at St. J. Reformed Church. In the P. M. we went to see Kurt & Loretta Lockner & stayed for lunch.
September 6, 1971
Ann went to Plattsburg College. Jack, Janice & Keith & Marta & Dean went along. I canned 5 qts of pears and 2 qts of applesauce. Hazel S. and Bob Goldstein called.
September 7, 1971
I did odd jobs. I rode up with Herbert with when he went after Karen. We called on Alma Miller and then went to Jack & Jill’s restaurant for supper. We listened to Billy Graham on television.
September 8, 1971
A very hot, muggy day. Herbert & I didn’t feel well. I started making out list of books read by grangers as my lecturer’s project.
September 9, 1971
It was a nice sunny day. Juanita didn’t feel well and Karen took her up to see Dr. Burke. I wrote to Aunt Genevieve.
September 10, 1971
The men drew in 1500 bales of hay. We attended Grange meeting & had the election of officers. We heard that Madge Duesler had died.
September 11, 1971
Herbert mowed lawn for Janice. Ann and Jack Carter came here in the evening and we played Rack-O and had a good time.
September 12, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church at 1:30. We went to Grays Funeral Parlor. We talked with Rodney & Merle Duesler & Rodney’s wife.
September 13, 1971
We did the washing. Then we canned 7 qts of tomato juice for Juanita & Keith H. and 5 qts. for ourself. The men cut 2 loads of corn here & then it started raining.
September 14, 1971
I ironed in A. M. Herbert fixed fence. In the P. M. we went to St. J. Library & then to call on Ada & Clarence Gray. A dark day.
September 15, 1971
A nice sunshiny day. Herbert took me down to the hairdresser’s. We went up to call on Margaret & Charles in the P. M.
September 16, 1971
I made banana bread to send for judging in State Grange contest. We were to call on Ethel Haig in the evening. She called a woman & said she would rent her upper flat to her.
September 17, 1971
Herbert & Keith H. drew 16 loads of corn. Madeliene was here in P. M. I talked with Ethel Haig and Ann Cronkhite on the telephone.
September 18, 1971
We attended wedding of Jane Allen & Peter Martyniuk at 5:00 at St. J. Lutheran Church & then to wedding reception at Elks Creek Club in L. Falls.
September 19, 1971
We attended church; then supper at Keith & Janice’s large picnic. When we got home the phone rang & it was Lois Sager Winchester. She said she & her husband and Rosa Starbugather were in F. Plain. They came up & stayed all night.
September 20, 1971
Our company left a little after 9AM. I made carrot cake for DAR on Tues. Mrs. Briele came after the walker for her sister to use. Elmer Schell died.
September 21, 1971
I was on DAR supper committee with Doris Plank & Mrs. Miles. Herbert went to funeral parlor. The men drew corn.
September 22, 1971
A beautiful sunshiny day. The men drew in a lot of corn. They made the test on the corn. I worked on the grange program.
September 23, 1971
I made cookies and baked squash & froze part of it. The men drew more corn. I had furnace turned up to 70 all day. Had letter from Nellie Lance.
September 24, 1971
We went to C. C. Grange meeting. I cleaned the needle point chairs and 2 davenports. The men drew corn.
September 25, 1971
Reuben & Ruth Failing took us up to Avery’s Inn for dinner. We also stayed & watched the deer. A beautiful sunshiny fall day. Bessie Gottungs barn across the river burned.
September 26, 1971
We went to C. Creek Church. Then we attended Open House at Phyllis & Charles Fox for Emmett & Laura Clause’s 35th wedding anniversary. In evening we attended Open House at the Parsonage.
September 27, 1971
We did the washing & I did part of the ironing. We went to F. Plain to buy a birthday present for Dean. Caroline Mueller & Charles Conrad died. Keith R. went to Washington.
September 28, 1971
I wrote up Grange News & finished the ironing. In the evening we called at Lull’s Funeral Parlor & then at Swartz’s Funeral Parlor.
September 29, 1971
Herbert helped me clean 3 wardrobes & I cleaned part of the big desk. He mowed the lawn. The men finished filling the 2 silos here & moved to C. Creek.
September 30, 1971
We washed the living-room curtains and I also ironed them. Keith R. came home from Washington. Herbert helped fill silo at C. Creek.
October 1, 1971
A very nice day. Herbert helped the men fill silo all day. I did some housecleaning in my bedroom. Madeliene was here in P. M.
October 2, 1971
A hot, sunshiny day. Herbert worked at C. Creek all day. Margaret & Charles called here in the P. M. We had a good visit. I wrote to Lois Winchester.
October 3, 1971
We went to C. C. to church. Then we took Etta & went over to call where Arnold Stall’s body was. Then we came home & went out to eat at Jack & Jill’s Restaurant.
October 4, 1971
Keith H. & Juanita left for Wisconsin on a Harvestore all expenses paid tour. Janice is taking care of Luke. The men drew in some corn in P. M.
October 5, 1971
I went with Janice to LCW meeting at the parsonage. Herbert helped the men draw corn to the second silo at C. Creek. A very nice day!
October 6, 1971
Herbert took me to F. Plain in the morning. I had my hair washed & set. Herbert didn’t feel well at all & went to bed part of the P. M. I washed the hall curtains. Keith H. and Juanita came home.
October 7, 1971
Herbert still didn’t feel well. Karen went with us to clean the grange hall. We brought in most of the plants from the porch.
October 8, 1971
Herbert didn’t feel well at all. I didn’t go to Community Club. We went to Grange installation. All of officers except Alfred Reese were present.
October 9, 1971
A very dark rainy day. Herbert and I housecleaned his bed. I didn’t feel well at all. I cleaned lamp shade & Herbert fixed the switch on it.
October 10, 1971
Another rainy day. We went to C. Creek to church and there were 37 present. Then we called on Lena Burkdorf. We heard Vernon Casler was in the hospital.
October 11, 1971
We did a large washing & were very glad it did not rain until evening. Herbert went after Susan & then he dug part of the gladiola bulbs.
October 12, 1971
Another nice day. Herbert worked in barn & garden and fixed window lights. Keith R. & Karen took the ivy plant upstairs.
October 13, 1971
A beautiful fall day. I washed the curtains from the front east bedroom. Herbert finished taking up the gladiolas. Had letter from Alice Carlson.
October 14, 1971
Another nice day. Herbert patched holes in front of stanchions. I ironed curtains. Pastor Clark called about noon. Keith & Janice went to E. Aurora.
October 15, 1971
I mopped the front porch. Herbert plowed at K. Herbert’s in A. M. In P. M. Madeliene was here and they cleaned the windows in east bedroom.
October 16, 1971
I made sugar cookies. In PM, Herbert took Mrs. Slater, Ruth Sheffield and me to Study Class meeting at Mrs. McRoys. The men drew chopped alfalfa.
October 17, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church. Kathy Boyer was baptized. Herbert & I drove up to Stewarts Landing. We ate supper at Fosters. Mildred & Will Thresher called.
October 18, 1971
I canned 7 cans of sweet apples. Tony Z. was here and fixed our furnace. I did some washing. The men drew haylage & had some cement poured in new barn.
October 19, 1971
I canned 6 qts. more of sweet apples. I attended DAR meeting at St. Johnsville. The men finished drawing haylage from down here.
October 20, 1971
I felt ambitious and did some housecleaning. I mopped the kitchen floor. Juanita & Luke came to see me in the P. M. Russell Hogan (Doris Handy’s brother) was killed.
October 21, 1971
Herbert plowed at C. Creek. He tried out a new plow. I wrote to Ruth Burritt. I did some typing of the list of books read by grangers. We went to Funeral Parlor to see the Hogan family.
October 22, 1971
A nice day. Herbert plowed on the old place at C. Creek. The other men put haylage in the Harvestore silo. Madeliene was here in P. M. I picked out program for LCW meeting.
October 23, 1971
A nice sunny day! I did some cleaning & washed 2 sweaters. I rode up to Keith Herberts with Robin Crews for a little while. Had letter from Nellie Lance.
October 24, 1971
We went to C. Creek Church and then went to a meeting & dinner at the Freysbush Church.
October 25, 1971
The men cut haylage & put it in the Harvestore silo. In the evening we went with Keith H & Juanita to see the movie “Two-a-penny” at Gloversville.
October 26, 1971
It was a dark day. I didn’t feel very well. I canned 4 cans of sweet apples. We had a letter from Ann Marie.
October 27, 1971
We did the washing. Herbert helped draw corn in the P. M. Herbert & I went to pancake supper at Starkville.
October 28, 1971
A beautiful day. Temperature was 78 degrees. The men put 13 loads of haylage in the Harvestore silo. I did the ironing and made chocolate cookies.
October 29, 1971
Janice & Keith got back from State Grange. Keith was elected overseer. We went to grange meeting at Crum Creek. It was beautiful day.
October 30, 1971
Herbert worked at C. Creek. I wrote up the grange notices for the newspapers. Another beautiful warm sunshiny day.
October 31, 1971
A cloudy day. We went to C. Creek to church service. Then we went to call on Harold & Dorothy Handy. We ate supper at Jack & Jill’s Restaurant.
November 1, 1971
A very pleasant day. The men drew corn for in the Harvestore. Ralph Handy stopped in the evening & told us Carrie Handy is in Johnstown Hospital.
November 2, 1971
We went to F. Plain to vote & to buy groceries. In the afternoon I went to LCW meeting at Janice’s & I was the leader. Herbert plowed in P. M.
November 3, 1971
I went to the hairdresser. I bought shoes, dress and a cover for the davenport. The men put corn in the silo. I wrote a letter & wedding anniversary card to Joanne & Gordon. Wayne came in to visit.
November 4, 1971
Marion Groff came to see me in the afternoon. In the evening Herbert & I went to the Agway dinner and meeting at the Masonic Temple in F. Plain.
November 5, 1971
Herbert helped refill one of the silos at Keith Herberts. It was a nice sunshiny day. I had a letter from Alma. I typed quite a little.
November 6, 1971
Herbert plowed on the big lot below the old place in C. Creek. Margaret & Charles went with us to turkey supper at St. J. Methodist Church. Herbert & I then went to Campus Crusade for Christ meeting at Lutheran Church.
November 7, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church service. The 9 young Crusaders for Christ from Cornell took part in the service. After dinner we drove down to East Creek Dam & then came home.
November 8, 1971
It was a cold day. Herbert put storm windows on back porch, dug carrots & beets. I washed dishes from half of china closet.
November 9, 1971
Very cold! 12 degrees above zero. Water froze in the barn here. The men had to do some repair work to get things fixed. I wrote letters & made a large kettle of soup.
November 10, 1971
It had snowed some in the night. Herbert had winter tires put on the car. I cleaned the bookcase and sorted out magazines.
November 11, 1971
Herbert plowed all day on the piece near East Creek Dam. We attended Pomona Grange at Mayfield. Clyde went with us. We got home 1 o’clock.
November 12, 1971
Herbert plowed at Keith Herberts. In evening we attended grange meeting at C. Creek. We had 2 good movies. Lula and Hazel went with us.
November 13, 1971
I wrote up the grange news. In P. M. Herbert took me up to Study Class meeting at Ann Cronkhites. Vivian Bowerman showed slides which they took while in Africa.
November 14, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church. We stopped to visit with Bessie Gottung. Everett Flanders and Emerson Leek died.
November 15, 1971
Herbert & I went to Johnstown to redeem S&H stamps & the store was closed on Monday. We did the washing before we went.
November 16, 1971
We went to Johnstown in the morning & got the dishes for Karen’s shower present. Herbert then went to C. Creek. I attended DAR meeting in the evening.
November 17, 1971
A very beautiful Indian Summer day. Herbert plowed the piece down next to Ed Christman’s. I ironed for Janice.
November 18, 1971
I baked for Grange bake sale. Mrs. Briele brought the walker back. Herbert washed the bay windows on the outside. A beautiful sunshiny day.
November 19, 1971
I baked apple pies. Herbert took things up for the bake sale for the Grange. Madeliene was here. It rained some in the P. M.
November 20, 1971
I had a long letter from Gertrude Lance (24 pages). Herbert & I went to F. Plain. I bought a pr. of overshoes. Herbert went up to grange hall to get it ready as it was rented.
November 21, 1971
We attended Crum Creek Church. There were 45 present. Alta & Floyd had invited us up there for supper. We had a very good time. We stopped at Lull’s Funeral Parlor. We talked with Minnie Snell.
November 22, 1971
I made escalloped potatoes for the Dairy Lee dinner at C. Creek Grange hall. In the evening we attended joint meeting of the LCW of C. Creek & St. J., where the movie “To Russia With Love” was shown.
November 23, 1971
We made cranberry relish. I used the last of the bushel of sweet apples. It was a sunshiny, but cold day. I cleaned some in the kitchen.
November 24, 1971
We cleaned the house. In the afternoon Richard King came up to see us. He stayed for supper and went to Union Service at Reformed Church in St. J. with us. Ann came in to say hello!
November 25, 1971
Thanksgiving Day! Lots of snow fell in the night & today; 24 inches in Albany. Joanne, Gordon, Alyson & Jeffrey got only as far as Albany. We went for dinner at Stone Lodge.
November 26, 1971
Joannes came about 11:15. In the evening we attended a shower for Karen at the Grange Hall. It was a very nice affair. Roads were not bad.
November 28, 1971
Joanne & family left for home a little before 10:00 A. M. Herbert & I went to C. Creek Church. Then we went down to R. Stowells for Ethel & Alfred Reese’s 60th wedding anniversary.
November 29, 1971
It was a dark day and rained & snowed. Herbert & I didn’t feel well. I wrote some Christmas cards. We got a present ready to sent to Alma Miller.
[(I made a mistake and missed writing for Sat.). Mon. is on previous page.]
November 30, 1971
We went to F. Plain to hairdresser’s. Then we bought some presents at Andersons. I wrote cards & letters in afternoon.
December 1, 1971
A cold, windy, but sunshiny day. I wrote cards & letters. Herbert took some of them to F. plain to mail.
December 2, 1971
It was a sunshiny cold day. We did the washing & I did most of the ironing.
December 3, 1971
Gordon Fasani and family moved up stairs in Keith’s & Janice’s house. Herbert went up to L. Falls Hospital & called on Vernon Casler, Beth Safford, Mrs. Fowler, Clifford Mosher.
December 4, 1971
Herbert went to F. Plain after groceries. I wrote Christmas letters. We went in the evening to an instructional meeting at Mayfield Grange Hall.
December 5, 1971
Bill Ecke & his wife called at noon. Herbert & I attended service at C. Creek & in the evening Advent Service at St. J.
December 6, 1971
A freezing rain. Schools were closed all day. I wrote cards & letters. I talked with Etta and Ethel Haig on the telephone.
December 7, 1971
I worked some on grange program. I wrote more cards & letters. Keith R. left about 6:30 P. M. to attend Grange Exec. Comm. Meeting.
December 8, 1971
Herbert went to F. Plain to the bank. He heard that Doris Gibney had died very suddenly. Mr. McKenney called in the P. M. I wrote more cards.
December 9, 1971
Keith R. picked a little corn & then it rained. Keith H. was sick with a cold. We had several Christmas letters. I wrote more cards & letters.
December 10, 1971
We went to grange meeting at C. Creek. Lulu & Hazel Richard went with us. Hazel gave me a white hat which she had crocheted.
December 11, 1971
I wrote up grange news for the papers. Gordon Fasani and his wife, Laura, called in the evening. We had a nice time.
December 12, 1971
We attended C. Creek Church. Then we went to see Carrie Handy, Ralph & Lois Handy. We ate supper at Jack & Jill’s Restaurant. We watched on the T. V. “The Littlest Angel” put on by Hallmark. It was very good.
December 13, 1971
I attended a combined meeting of the Kings Daughters & Community Club at the Community House in St. J. We had letter from Mr. Ullrich saying Anna died Oct 30, 1971.
December 14, 1971
I ironed for Janice. Herbert went up to Roorda’s to help butcher a cow in the P. M. In the evening we watched “The Little Drummer Boy”, the Bing Crosby show & part of Andy Williams.
December 15, 1971
Herbert took me to F. Plain to do some chopping. I bought a dress with jacket & a little feather hat to wear to the wedding. A rainy day.
December 16, 1971
A nice sunshiny day warm day. Herbert set up the Christmas tree. I wrapped packages. Herbert went to the auction near L. Falls. We received Karen’s invitation.
December 17, 1971
Madeliene was here in P. M. We trimmed the Christmas tree & put up some other decorations. I made pineapple cookies. Herbert went to Fort Plain. Shower for Karen at the Jones’.
December 18, 1971
It was a cold day. I wrote some letters & cards. We heard that Vernon Casler died last evening. We had a letter from Fred & Lina from Monrovia, Africa.
December 19, 1971
There was a little snow on the ground. We attended C. Creek Church. Then we called at Lull’s Funeral Parlor to see Vernon Casler’s children. Herbert phoned Harold.
December 20, 1971
Herbert attended Vernon Casler’s funeral. Then he went up to the Casler home & stayed for supper. I made cookies. Presents came from Joanne & family & J. Thomas.
December 21, 1971
The men picked 7 loads of corn. Herbert & Lester Mosher collected money for the minister’s Christmas present. I ironed for Janice.
December 22, 1971
It was sunshiny day. The men picked 9 loads of corn (finished the piece by the airport). Ann came home. Charles & Margaret were here for lunch.
December 23, 1971
We went to F. Plain after some more presents & groceries. Madeliene came to clean & brought cookies & candy. We went to call on Clarence & Ada Gray. Adrian and 2 of his boys were there.
December 24, 1971
I made 2 apple pies for Christmas. It was a rainy day. Warren & Varnum Casler & families gave us a beautiful basket of fruit.
December 25, 1971
We went down to Janice’s & Keiths about 11 o’clock. There were 15 present for dinner. It was a nice day & we had a pleasant time. Juanita, Keith & Luke stopped in a while in the evening.
December 26, 1971
We attended Crum Creek Church. It was Communion. The S. School children sang 2 songs. 41 persons were present. Herbert talked on the telephone to Seymour & Katy Handy.
December 27, 1971
We polished silver in the forenoon and I wrote some thank you notes. It rained & froze in the P. M. & made roads very slippery.
December 28, 1971
Grace Johnson had to go back to the hospital yesterday. She has pneumonia. Herbert went up to St. J. to get a hair-cut. We played “Perquackey”.
December 29, 1971
It was a nice sunshiny day. I made cookies for the wedding reception. I did some mending. I talked on the telephone with Ethel Haig, Ada Gray and Mae Bellinger.
December 30, 1971
It snowed and turned to sleet. We went to F. Plain and I had to go to the hairdressers. We had a letter from Alma.
December 31, 1971
It was a sunshiny cold day. Madeliene came in P. M. Leonard & Hazel Swanson and Karen & Tom were here in the evening.