September 27, 1897

A nice day.  A big frost.  I finished gathering trash.  Commenced Harrowing on the hill.  Mr. Bennett got 13? of wheat today.  Lewis is broke out with hives.  He did not work thru the afternoon.  Mack & ? got 15 squirrels today.

September 26, 1897

Is the first word service?

A big frost this morning.  I gathered bark/trash? off the wheat ground.
Lewis & Squire finished the ? dragging.  E came courting. Lewis got a letter today.

Starting Up Again

Here is what is going to go on to start.  I am currently working on 1897.  This is the year Charles and Ella were married.  I am working from xeroxed copies.  A long time ago my mom made these copies and gave bundles out to several family groups.  My copies used to have her typed transcriptions on them but most of them have fallen off as the glue has dried beyond being gluey.  So, if you have a xerox copy and can help, please do!!!  After 1897, I have with me at my home both 1898 and 1899 in original form.  Some of the pages are terribly difficult to read.  What I plan on doing is scanning those onto the blog and doing my best at transcribing them.  I know I will get things wrong and won't be able to make out some.  This is when it becomes essential for more people to read them and to add their interpretations.  I think I am going to add scanned copies of the xerox ones I have so that more people will be able to help also now that I am thinking about it.