December 18th, 1864, Sunday

Charlie, May and Martha Frothingham and Lou Mitchell were here to dinner. We expected Uncle Jesse’s folks up but they did not come. Albert Alexander came home Friday night. I went home from school with Sophronia Gale. At night we went to Richmond with Uncle Sam Gale. I called to see Lottie Swan. Sanford Rotnour …

November 1st, 1864, Tuesday

Last Tuesday I went home with Hannah K. I staid in Alden till this morning. Last Thursday 27th Hannah, Mr. and Mrs. Knickerbocker and I went to Harvard. Friday morning 28th Ike went over to Mr. Bordwell’s with me. I staid with Lilly until Sunday. I went home from meeting with Hattie Easton and staid …

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 …

Hebron, September 16th, 1864, Friday

I expect John and Sarah Weeks, May and Martha Frothingham up here this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon Carrie Green, Bell Fenner, Cora Hopkins, Mat Stone, Persus Morgan and Anna Swan came here. Mr. King, his wife and Nellie came about supper time and staid all night. Mrs. King has not been here before in 2 years. …

August 21st, 1864, Sunday

Cousin Sophronia Gale and I took a horseback ride last night. Went up the south road and came back the north. Charlie Frothingham came home yesterday morning but he went back last night. John and Father went down to get the mail. There was a concert at the school house. May Frothingham and Martha went …

Hebron, August 6th, 1864, Saturday

Roderick Hodge’s time is out tonight. He talks of going to Iowa next week with George Henry Kane. We expect Mrs. Gookins, Mrs. Rogers and Sarah Welch over here this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon Georgia Hodge, Sophronia and I went over to see Lottie Covill. She intends to go to Janesville, Wis. today. She is going …

Hebron, July 14th, 1864, Thursday

I had a letter from May yesterday dated the 7th and Soph had one written the day before the 4th. She wrote to me that she never had so miserable a time as she had the 4th, said she could have enjoyed herself better in “Dad’s barn.” Last Sunday Aunt Eliza, Albert Alexander and Uncle …

July 7th, 1864, Thursday

Mother and Mrs. Frothingham have gone down to Kings’s I suppose. Persus Morgan and her Mother were here Tuesday. Persus staid till this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon we went down to Weeks’s. May and Marth were there. Mr. Gustin (the insurance agent) was here to dinner yesterday. Rod Hodge has commenced to work Father likes him …

Hebron, May 29th, 1864, Sunday

It looks as though it might rain. I hope it will for we haven’t had any since April 20th, or May 7th it was, and we need it very much. Father raised his barn Thursday, quite a crowd here. We got supper for them, set the tables out doors. Georgia Hodge, Lottie Covill, Mrs. F, …

May 12th, 1864, Thursday

Sophronia and Mother have gone down to Genoa and I’m alone. We have got nearly through cleaning house. We put the carpet down in the kitchen today. Eugene Swan was here last night, he wants me to marry him one year hence, but I think it is too soon, would rather wait 2 years. He …