Rankin MacMillan’s Notes on Each Journal
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Journal Date
1875
Transcription
Notes on the 1875 Diary, made by Rankin MacMillan Sept. 1979
James who became ill with typhoid fever on Dec. 11, 1974 [sic] was not able to get out of the house until Jan. 25, 1875.
In April Fannie started school, she was 7 years old. (Note that a school was built on a corner of the farm at Columbus pike and McMillan road; not far from the homestead; school continued in this building till around 1917.)
The diary again records the busy farm life - and church and family activities.
Most of July and early part of August was very wet. They were unable to get hay made, or thresh wheat.
Sept. 22, a heavy frost came.
Digitization Date
September 16, 2015
Source
University Archives
Archives Collection
Martha McMillan Journal Collection
Archives Accession Number
01-129
Archives Container Number
SF-101B
Archives Identification Number
RG 16/46
Keywords
Martha McMillan, Cedarville, diaries, journals
Disciplines
Agriculture | Animal Sciences | Christianity | Civic and Community Engagement | Education | Family, Life Course, and Society
Recommended Citation
MacMillan, Rankin, "Notes on the 1875 Journal" (1875). Rankin MacMillan’s Notes on Each Journal. 28.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/mcmillan_notes/28
Included in
Agriculture Commons, Animal Sciences Commons, Christianity Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Education Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons
About this Collection
The McMillan Journal Collection is an archive of the journals of Martha McMillan of Cedarville, Ohio, who maintained a daily journal from 1867 until her death in 1913.
Comments
Notes compiled September 1979.