Book of Dates (1932) - Post 8

[Grace Ware (Holbrook) Haskell Book of Dates, continued]
[Entries entered in the order they are written, which indicates they were probably written after the fact. Some entries entered in pen and others in pencil]
 1932
In Brattleboro
April 30               Aunt Molly passed away
July                     Wild River NH
June                    The Forks MH [Merrill Haskell] & I
July & August     At Aunt Molly's house, children, Cousin Ellen Robinson, Kath Tarbox, Teresa, Mrs    Curtis, Uncle Will, Goodhues
September          Owen at Oakdale School in fall
Jan 30                Connys & Franks to supper
[Jan] 31            Gulick - Halny to dinner
Feb 4                 Gulicks & Mrs Robinson here
[Feb] 5             Mrs Bind here to supper with Gulicks
[Feb] 21           To Connys for dinner
[Feb] 29           Brattleboro
[Feb] 20           Called on Merrills with Owen & Lucy
Mar 1                Mr Allan Butterfield died
[Mar] 31           Eva Tracy to lunch with grandchildren
Apr 14               F_____ Gulick & Franks to dinner
July - Aug         Pony rides    Church Fair July 12, July 4 Uncle Will to Yarmouth, Lomards July 21 with Shirleys,   Newfane Field Day July 22, Elizabeth Marshall to lunch, A. Fisher July 8
May 5 + 6       Boston
May                Nelly Hurlbutt here from Occ[upational] Ther[apy] School


Junior League meetings
Mrs Little here
Joined Col Dawes

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Tombstone Tuesday - Eliphalet Woodman

Cemetery: Lower Cemetery, New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine
Photo Date: 18 May 2008
Subject: Eliphalet Woodman
Transcription: In/memory of/Eliphalet Woodman,/who died/April 23, 1802/AEt. 21.

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Grace Ware Holbrook Journal Entry - Post 10

June 5th [1918]
     Miss Lubovitsky, Michael & I went to the village for various errands - while I was at Mrs Cavanaugh for a shampoo, Miss Lubovitsky & Michael were at Hanrahans [?] looking at dresses, etc.We reached home just in time for lunch - Michael drove for the second time and did very well, and Miss Lubovitsky said nothing to distract attention, inspite of its being a trial lesson.
      Miss Lubovitsky's dresses were tried on in the afternoon, with remarks from all as to their suitability. Later, Michael and I played tennis for a short time before going to meet Mr. Barrows and Mr. Merrill. On the way down, while Michael drove the car, the thrust bearing of the gears broke and we had to leave the car at Mosher's Garage, & join the others in their car to go up the West River. Michael talked of Russian customs, court occasions, friends, home and many other things, while we sat in the back of the car. Mr. Merrill's farm was beyond Staubbach Falls - past isolated farms and gateways - in fact at the end of the roadway. The country is very wild and beautiful about there and quite fascinating. The time passed rapidly & as the farm is about nine miles from Brattleboro, it took some much longer than I supposed it would. We had at 9.30 dinner, and the others had only just finished as they waited a long time for us.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandpa's Mandolin

My grandfather, Merrill Haskell, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1915. I found a note in my grandmother's address book that said he was in the Mandolin Club when he was at college. Here is a photo of his mandolin, which we found in the attic of his house when he passed away. The bowl-back mandolin was made by C. F. Martin & Co. Looking inside the bowl, I found the serial number (3112), which after a little Internet research, I was able to determine that the instrument was built in 1911. This makes sense, as my grandfather would have started college in 1911. It seems that mandolin's were all the rage around the turn of the century. This article at the Mandolin Cafe gives a brief history of the instrument.

Research action items - Make a research trip to the Dartmouth College Library in Hanover, NH and see if I can find any photos of the Mandolin Club between 1911 and 1915.

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Tombstone Tuesday - Francis Goodhue, Esq.

Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Photo Date: 4 Aug 2006
Subject: Francis Goodhue, Esq.

Transcription: FRANCIS GOODHUE, Esq./died/March 18, 1839./aged 71.

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Treasure Chest Thursday - Emerline Mason Sampler

Here is another one of my favorite family artifacts that was passed down by my grandmother, Grace Ware (Holbrook) Haskell. This cross stitch sampler was created by Emerline Mason, b. 7 Sept 1807 to John and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Ware) Mason. Emerline m. Joel Nourse, Jr. on 22 June 1822. She d. 16 Aug 1842, Worcester, MA at age 35. Joel and Emerline had two children, Henry b. 21 Sept 1831, Shrewsbury, MA and Anna Elizabeth b. 10 Feb 1836, Worcester, MA (my line). Emerline is my third great-grandmother. There is no date for when this sampler was made.

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Tombstone Tuesday -Clara J. Haskell

Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
Photo Date: 1 Sep 2007
Subject Name: Clara J. Haskell

Not sure of the relationship to my family, but I liked the stone.

Transcription: CLARA J. HASKELL/WIFE OF/C.W. PACKER/1883 - 1917

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