August 24 - 27, 1972

Aunt Fern

Thursday, August 24, 1972 HOT

A very hot day again. I done regular work. Down to Betty’s while she mowed the lawns. I done some of her work for her. Bill working there today, he has the wall board all on. Walt worked late again tonight. I went down to Fern’s while Billie went to get his haircut. We had shell beans tonight from the garden. Carmen up here. Zak still not good. We took some corn and cukes to Gordon.

Friday, August 25, 1972 Billie worked for Betty and Walt, $75

A beautiful day. Billie didn’t have to work. Work is slack just now. He is quite discouraged with his job. He picked beans, corn etc. Cleaned up around, did some trimming etc. Betty took me to town today. Walt home kind of early.

Saturday, August 26, 1972 Bill worked at Walt’s

A very nice day. I done regular work. Did some cooking. Bill worked at Walt’s. Billie did his lawn trimming. Bill mowed after supper. Fern and Lloyd called. Betty had Esther and Billie for supper.

Sunday, August 27, 1972 Hot sunny till late p.m. Billie helped saw wood at Chet’s

Another nice hot day. Bill worked for Walt. In late p.m. Walt got sick, so they quit. Dorothea and David came up. We went down to see the house at Betty’s. Came back up here, picked corn and beans with Dorothea. Jean and Stan called today too. Billie helped to saw the wood up to Chet’s. We had bad showers this evening. Betty and children here for supper and evening.

August 20 - 23, 1972

Sunday, August 20, 1972 Billie working at Walt’s, $50

A beautiful day. Done up regular work. Carmen came up here last night because she had a slight touch of asthma. Billie Walker called here this morning. I got some more blueberries today. Zak has a touch of diarrhea.

Monday, August 21, 1972 Billie worked at Walt’s

A very nice day. I did my washing. Betty went to Portland. I went down there a little while. Carmen and I picked some peas. Billie didn’t do much, he bought some more hay up to Erwin’s.

Tuesday, August 22, 1972 HOT

This has been a very hot day. I done up the work. Betty came up. I did my ironing and a dite of washing. Down to Betty’s. She did a big ironing. I shelled some peas for her. Mrs. Odette Robinson came up. Carmen, Kim and Zak rode the horses. Carmen to the dentist. Bill working upstairs. Walt late coming home, had to work late.

Sonny and Cher

Wednesday, August 23, 1972

Another nice hot day. I done regular work, washed etc. Went to town with Betty. She took Freya down for her shots. Zak was sick. Tonight I cooked steaks outside on the grill. Had roasted corn. I did a dite of shopping. Betty and Walt had company for supper, Bob and Shirley Winslow. Carmen slid off the horse today while riding.

August 16 - 19, 1972 Bill Walker

Wednesday, August 16, 1972 Betty got new dog. Bill worked at Walt’s.

A nice sunny day. Bill worked at Walt’s. Dorothea, Betty, Kim and Zak went over to Norway and Paris. She saw a man who used to live with the Edwin Allens’, Billie Walker. He had a lot of information. Also up to West Paris, saw Chub and Clara Gordon. We learned that Jennie Lawrence had been dead for several years. Came home, got supper to going, went to Fryeburg with Betty to get her new dog. Dorothea and I called at Esther’s in evening.

Bill Walker, Dorothea and Nanny

Meet Freya

Thursday, August 17, 1972 Partly cloudy, Bill working at Walt’s

Dorothea left to go home this morning. She rode home with Walt. He had a dentist appointment. We enjoyed Dorothea being up very much. She got quite a lot accomplished on her records she is collecting. I called at Betty’s a little while to see what Bill is doing. I picked some peas.

Friday, August 18, 1972 RAIN, Bill worked at Walt’s

This is been a very bad rainy miserable day. I done some cleaning up. Washed some windows etc. Ironed. Kim here all forenoon. Bill got rest of the installation on and the poly up. Ready now for the wallboard. Billie is discouraged tonight about his job etc. Carmen up here tonight. Billie had some hay come from Erwin’s.

Saturday, August 19, 1972 Sun, Bill working at Walt’s

Sun shining this morning when we got up. Carmen here this morning. I done regular work, washed kitchen floor. Picked corn and cukes. Took some to Fern, Es and Lil and to Jean. Bill worked at Walt’s all day. Billie mowed and trimmed lawns. Bill did the rest after supper. I called at Betty’s in evening. Cliff and Esther were there.

August 12 - 15, 1972 Geneology Before Google

Saturday, August 12, 1972

Showers today. They mowed lawns. I did a dite of cooking. Carmen up here for supper and all night. Betty and Walt working on their house. Betty and I to Norway to buy beds for Zak and Carmen.

Sunday, August 13, 1972 Es, Cliff and Billie came

A nice day. We done up the work. I did some washing. Bill and I went down to Mrs. Harmon’s, got some blueberries. Then we went down to Betty’s for a cookout. Dorothea and Dave came also Fern and Lloyd. Had a nice meal. Walt worked on the chambers. Cleaned up the cars today. Betty mowed her lawns. We went down to Betty’s for a cookout at suppertime. Dorothea came up today to stay a few days. We are going to go to cemeteries etc. for the family records she is collecting.

Monday, August 14, 1972 Bill worked at Betty and Walt’s

FAIR to partly cloudy. Up early, made two pies and some brownies. Got breakfast, done up the work. Kim here last night. Also Dorothea stayed here. About 10:00 Dorothea, Kim and I left and went to the Cemetery at Welchville Maine. From there to North Waterford, called at Ava Grovers and Winfield McAllister’s. From there to East Stoneham, all over the Cemetery there and then up to the former Edwin Allen place and to a small family burial plot. Got some more for Dorothea’s family records. Had a good time. Bill worked at Betty’s putting up insulation.

Tuesday, August 15, 1972 A beautiful day. Billie back to work after weeks vacation

Up early, done up the work. Did a dite of washing. Put up a picnic lunch. Got ready and left home about 9 AM. Went up, got Kennard. Betty, Dorothea, Zak and I with Kennard, we went to North Stoneham. Met a very nice lady who is now living on the Leonard Gammon Homestead which is over 200 years old. We talked with her for a half hour. She told us about a Cemetery way up in the woods. We walked up the mountain for over 2 miles, even two-year-old Zak. We found the Cemetery. Dorothea got some dates, names etc. We then went to West Stoneham, up back in the old cow pasture as that is what Mama called it as that was the old homestead where my mother, her brothers and sister were raised. It is now being made over into a big resort development. At present it is as a standstill. Called on Delores in evening and at Pat’s.

The 2 mile hike up the mountain

Nanny looking for the hidden graves

Zak on Aunt Oll's grave - Stoneham

August 8 - 11, 1972 Road trips

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 $50.00

Up early, got ready. Washed then got things ready and left for a days ride up through Dixfield Notch and down through Errol, Newry, Upton, Bethel and home. Had a very nice trip and a good time. We had a picnic lunch, it was cold eating. Billie, Fern, Lloyd and I. Walt’s brother and wife, sister and her family came. Walt home, he and Betty worked upstairs.

Wednesday, August 9, 1972 Bill worked at Jean’s, showers today

A nice day. I done up my work. Kids here. We got ready and left about noon or a dite later after we washed etc. Went down to Dorothea and Dave’s. We visited and then went down to Alfred to Leedy’s for supper. We had a very good supper and good time. Came home the same way we went down through Sebago, Baldwin, Steep Falls, Standish etc. This was a birthday gift from Billie.

Thursday, August 10, 1972

A pretty good day. Nice and sunny in a.m. It was cold. Billie, Fern and I went down and got some butter in Cornish at (?) Ushin Hill. A very nice ride. In p.m. I went down to Betty’s. Billie and I picked string beans. Fern, Lloyd and I fixed them and I went down after supper, got them into the deep-freeze. Betty and Walt worked upstairs, Bill helped. On the cold side.

Friday, August 11, 1972 Bill worked at Walt’s

I done up my work. Went down to Betty’s in picked peas. Bill worked at Walt’s. We had showers. A lot of sunshine. Billie took me to town in a.m. to do shopping.