75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Jan 17, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Jan 17, 1939 

 

 This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.
Now we are beginning 1939 - the year I was born, on July 1 - Bring it on! ;-)


Here is the daily entry for Tuesday, Jan 17:

Birthday noted: Howard (hired man)

Pete up at 6:00 & me at 6:30.
Made 3 apricot pies, did separator, Betty, LVene, Pauline here. Had steak, spuds, gravy, mac & cheese, lettuce, jell, pickles, apricot pie.
Didn't do dishes until middle of the afternoon. I darned my good gloves. Had men move piano into the dining room.
Ate & then Pete milked. Were going to the Gray games but we were too tired. 11 men to dinner. I finished darning my good gloves while Pete read the paper. Ate our oranges & went to bed early.

My comments: Did you notice she never mentions WHY 11 men were there for the noon meal?? Nice that they moved the piano for her… but, certainly some big activity!! I am really curious, but guess we'll never know. ;-)

 

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - Aug 25, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - Aug 25, 1938

 

This entry is an irregular post on this blog from the diary of nineteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

From March 1 thru April 29, I posted every day, to cover the marriage and the early married life of Pete and Eileen (Kinnick) Smith, but decided to 'take a breather.'  Posts will be added, from time to time, as items of particular interest appear.

State Fair Time Approaches...

Here is the daily entry for Thursday, Aug 25:

Up late. Just finished breakfast when Betty, Pauline, Irene came down to get their hair set. They're going to the fair tomorrow, too. Canned 22 quarts of sauerkraut in p.m. At nite went in to town & ironed dresses and shirts. Mom cleaned a chicken for us. Home about 9:00. Went to bed right away.

My comments: Is this how you would prepare to go to the fair??

Eileen still using her Mom's iron, it appears. Here is an image I used earlier…

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - April 3, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - April 3, 1938

 

 This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of nineteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

 

Here is the daily entry for Sunday, April 3:

 Up at 9:00. Real late with work. Just doing separator when Pauline & Merle & LVene & Irene came. Went over to Norma's with them. No one home. Folks here to dinner. Dad to Ger's in pm. Cleaned up the yard. Got supper, chores early, did dishes, separator, took baths & went to bed.

My comments: I can just see LVene and Irene riding with Pauline and Merle… Mom would have squeezed in the back seat. No one Home! Assume they took her back…

Here is photo of Pauline and Merle about 15 years later, with their two daughters, Joan and Joyce.

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 20, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 20, 1938

This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of nineteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

 Here is the daily entry for Sunday, March 20:

Up at 7:30. Did dishes & separator. Cleaned the house & porches. Wrenched my knee. Pauline, Merle & Betty here in morning. Lil's & Dell and and the folks here to dinner. LVene, Irene & Betty here in pm. Edith, Howard, Erna & Pressy, too. Folks stayed to supper. Pete brought the cows so I had the separator to do after supper. Late when I did it. Max & Orrin here until 10:30. Washed & went to bed. had an awful time getting the cows to the barn.

My comments: Most a town girl, now living on a farm with responsibilities. Working hard at it. Cows arrived… now she has 'her own' separator to clean twice a day!

Many guests on this busy Sunday!

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 19, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 19, 1938

 This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of nineteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

Here is the daily entry for Saturday, March 19:

Up late. Pete up to his folks place. I tried to erase the muss the crowd made last nite. Foot marks all over every thing. Pete stayed up to Smiths until 8:00. Ate late, cleaned up and went to bed. Pauline & Merle up to Smiths Saturday morning when I took Pete up. Pete took a shower up there & then he had Pauline bring him home. I met them at Casperbaurer's. He'd been waiting for me. To Norma's shower at Erma Pfeiffer's in p.m. Had the car. Edith went with me.

My comments: Commentary a bit confusing, today, regarding timing of things they did. Interesting to me to see how they get along with the one car, now. Not sure what kind of car they had at this time.

She was obviously frustrated with the mess the people made coming in the night before… there must have been quite a few of them… on the new floor and rugs they had put down.

I don't think they had a vacuum cleaner of any kind…  ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 13, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 13, 1938

 

 

This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of nineteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

 

Here is the daily entry for Sunday, March 13:

Up at about 7:30. Did up the work & went down to our place. L'Vene, Irene & Pete & I. To Smith's to dinner. Toots there, too. Down to the farm again. Papered the separator room, gave kitchen woodwork a 2nd coat, painted the two bedroom floors once. Home quite late. LVene & I took bath in the front room. Had pop corn. Made out an order for curtains. While Pete took a bath. Bro't Irene to town at 9:30. Home early for once.

My comments: I detect a slight change taking place in their lives with this work on the house. I am fascinated with the high involvement, now, of his siblings. Very nice. Some facts as reminders:
Each are still single:
Toots, 31
Irene, 29
LVene, 27
Pete, 22
Their Dad still lives there.
Pauline and Max are both married.
Was Betty, age 18, there, or was she gone off to school… good question.

This photo is from the following Christmas time, but seems appropriate to include it here.

From left: Verle and LVene T., Irene, Pauline B., Toots, Betty, Merl B., Rita and Grant, Pop holding Gary H, Pete and Eileen, Max and Orrin H. In front of the Homeplace, Christmas 1938.


Families are Forever!  ;-)