Mar 1 – Aunt Kate and I went to see the Dr. She went to temperance meeting this evening. Uncle Henry Crawford[50] came out last evening.
Mar 2 – At home all day. Uncle Hi, Aunt Kate, Harry and I went to church. Aunt Kate and children went this evening. Would like to have stopped in and visited with our folks to day.
Mar 3 – Cold and blustering. Harry and Jessie were out this evening. Uncle Henry started for home to day on 7.03.
Mar 4 – Went and saw the old Dr. Rec’d a letter from Ma also one from Hannah. Harrys Club met here this evening. Aunt Kate has gone to the temperance meeting.
Mar 5 – Wrote to Hannah. Rec’d a letter from Lois. Aunt Kate went to temperance meeting.
Mar 6 – Pleasant this A.M. Went to see the Old Dr. this P.M. Went to a number of the loan offices to see if I could get a Grantor for Hannah.
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[50] Hiram’s brother
Letters & Diary Entries From the 1860s through the 1890s 
Without diaries most of us don’t know if our ancestors went to temperance meetings etc. what a lot we are missing!
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You’re so right! It’s the little every day things they did that really shaped their lives and made them what they were. And I can see some of those traits passed down to me and my family!
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That is a wonderful discovery!
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