Notes on the 1868 Journal

Authors

Rankin MacMillan

Files

Journal Date

1868

Transcription

1868 Diary notes - by Rankin MacMillan in January 1969

Feb. 3 - page 9. A good example of the custom on un-expected guests coming at meal time.
Feb. 8 - page 11 A new baby daughter (Fannie) arrived.
March 18 - page 21 - First trip to Cedarville since the baby came.
Apr.9 - page 29 - James Mac. is discouraged with the weather. Thinks he should sell out and start a wholesale grocery business
Apr 10 - page 30 - Still discouraged
May 1868 - very wet - corn not planted till June
June 7 - page 56 - Remarks about the church choir
June 18 - page 65 - 585 breeding ewes sold to an Illinois man. Took 24 days to drive them there on foot. (See July 22 - p.85)
August 27 - p. 107 - Entered sheep in Fair at Jamestown
August 28 - p. 108 - Had baby Fannie's picture taken
Sept. 17 - p. 118 - Farm wages at this time - $18.00 a month plus board & room.
Oct. - James hired carpenters to hew out and build new barn on north side of the road.
Nov. 11 - p. 149 - Barn "raising". 44 men present.

Digitization Date

June 24, 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 1868 Journal" (1868). Rankin MacMillan’s Notes on Each Journal. 10.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/mcmillan_notes/10