Our great-grandmother was an amazing woman. And here, one hundred years later, we have her diary.
Take a trip to the past through the eyes of a teen-age girl, and marvel at how the world has changed -
and the many ways it has not.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

July 7, 1912 - Sunday

7 Went to breakfast quite early and finished “G. of the L.” Dan is not home yet from the seashore and Don was not at breakfast. Muz is housecleaning.  Went to Buelah’s but not much doing. Afraid I made Mary sick, swinging her by the feet.


"G. of the L." - "Girl of the Limberlost" - A novel by Gene Stratton-Porter - Wikipedia Plot Description and online text.
Marjorie mentions two Dons - one is a boy who lives at her boarding house, a 'annoying-brother' type of relationship, the other is a boy she has a crush on.

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4 comments:

  1. LauraJuly 7, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Who is Mary

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  2. SarahCBJuly 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    I'm not sure. I'm guessing that she is someone young, since Marjorie mentions swinging her by the feet :)
    I love that you're still reading this! She doesn't write for a few days but on the 11th, there's a lot to read!

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  3. LauraJuly 9, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    Cool! I go to this website every day when I am not busy, so I will keep reading! What date does she write up to?

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  4. SarahCBJuly 14, 2012 at 5:53 AM

    Laura,
    She kept the diary for a couple of years actually so there will be plenty to read!

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