July 21st, 1872, Sunday

I went over to Father’s and spent the day. Mother Swan went home this forenoon. Henry Swan came after her. Sophronia got home Friday night. She brought me a dress from May, a silver cup for Olive from Mr. Parsons and also one from Cousin Olive, a gold ring for Clara from Aunt Sophronia and …

July 14th, 1872, Sunday

Pleasant. Mother Swan came up today. Is going to stay a week. Our folks have sent for Soph. I never saw Mother look so miserable. Flora Covill is there now. Mat Gookin only staid a week. I have got a sewing machine, a Singer bought the 2nd of July.

May 12th, 1872, Sunday

Cloudy, looks like rain. I have been over to Father’s today, took both children. Aunt Clara was there. She and Soph start for Mass. next Wednesday. Father went after Emma Kuffman this afternoon. She is going to work for them awhile. Mother is feeling miserable, but guess talking to Aunt Clara has not done her …

September 12th, 1869, Sunday

May Swan had another daughter last Wednesday. Sarah North is at work there. Friday Eugene, Clara and I went to Woodstock, had our photo taken. Mother Swan came back with us. (We came home by way of Ringwood.) Father and Mother talk of going East. The Pacific Railroad was finished the 10th of last May.

April 12th, 1869, Monday

Father Swan died very suddenly (Thursday night) April 9th, Friday, of heart disease I suppose. He complained in the afternoon of not feeling well, but got over it and went to bed as well as usual. About 3 o’clock in the morning Mother Swan woke up and he was making a strange noise. She got …

March 6th, 1868, Friday

Rained hard all day. I came over here to Father’s Tuesday. Mother Swan came with me. We have been busy quilting all this week. John went to Richmond this afternoon, says the Nippersink Creek is very high. Eugene is here and is going to stay all night.

March 1st, 1868, Sunday

Towards night snowed very hard. Adin, Henry, their Mother, Carrie Lord and George Swan took dinner here. Father called.

February 27th, 1868, Thursday

Pleasant. I rode over to Adin’s this morning with George Swan. Came back with Will Swan. He had been to Ringwood after May, went yesterday. Henry Swan and Carrie Lord took tea here. She is a wild piece. I hardly know what to think of her. She does not seem to care much for her …

February 16th, 1866, Friday

Cold as Greenland. Have had a hard storm. The snow is drifted bad. Eugene’s Father and Mother were up Tuesday and staid till Wednesday noon. I hope they got home safe. Emma Pate is dead. Was buried last Sunday. Sophronia is still down to Aunt Eliza’s.

December 31st, 1865, Sunday

A splendid evening, just as light as day. Hope it will be as pleasant tomorrow night. Eugene and I are going to attend the New Year’s Ball at Richmond. Sophronia will go with us. May is going with Adin Swan. He and Uncle Jesse and Aunt Eliza were up here Christmas. Tomorrow we all take …