March 11th, 1865, Saturday

It has been very cold for the last three days. It snowed considerable Thursday. The thermometer is down to zero. I hope this is Winter’s last cold embrace. Anna Swan came here last Friday night and staid till Sunday. Saturday we went over to Mrs. Green’s. I saw her cancer. It looks awfully. It don’t …

October 14th, 1864, Friday

We finished husking our corn this forenoon. Mother, Sophronia, and I have helped some. Mother has gone over to Mrs. Calef’s this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon Sophronia and I went down to Aunt Gale’s. Martha and May Frothingham, John Unger, Will Howe, Sarah and John Weeks were there. John Unger went to Rockford last night. We …

June 30th, 1864, Thursday

Tuesday afternoon Sophronia and I went over to Greens’s. I staid till yesterday afternoon, had a good social time. Sunday night Eugene Swan came here, he has asked me to go with him somewhere 4th of July. He called here last night and said if there was an excursion to Rockford or Chicago he should …

Hebron, April 20th, 1864, Wednesday

It has been fair this week and I hope will continue so. Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. Frothingham, and Aunt Gale, and Lydia Swan have been here today. I expect Eugene Swan over tonight. I set up with Amelia Fuller’s corpse Sunday night. Mrs. Covill and Mrs. Weeks set up with me. I was quite sick during …

Hebron, March 4th, 1864, Friday

It is snowing quite hard looks like winter, if it keeps on at this rate shall have good sleighing. I went down to Richmond Tuesday and staid till this noon. Tuesday afternoon and night I staid at Mr. Emmons’s with Lottie Swan. Wednesday I took dinner at Mrs. Moore’s. Afternoon went up to Arkills’s. Lottie …

Hebron ~ August 4th, 1863 ~ Tuesday

Mother and Sophronia have gone to Genoa. I was going but was too tired. I went down last Friday night. Saturday Mrs. Breed and Kittie Harrison spent the afternoon here. Anna Swan came up and called to see why Frone and I had not been down to see her. Sunday John, Sophronia and Aunt Gale, …

Hebron ~ November 6th, 1862 ~ Thursday

It snowed a little this forenoon. Aunt Gale and Sophronia came up this morning and staid till night. Yesterday Mother and I went to Richmond and got Pennie Aldrich to cut my new dress. Tuesday the 95th Regiment past through Woodstock. I went down to the depot to see them. I saw Moses, Nathan, Jimmy, …