tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post8145013090347875730..comments2023-07-02T08:40:50.682-05:00Comments on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories: A Hundred Years Ago - Are you reading the blog?Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-89481756281904048972011-03-29T20:37:02.123-05:002011-03-29T20:37:02.123-05:00@ Karen - Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Whe...@ Karen - Thank you for sharing your thoughts.<br />When I did the 1936 diary, I did post each daily entry, but did a week at a time... still easily readable... and usually something interesting besides the mundane over a 7 day span. BTW, Mom wrote notes in shorthand on the edges, if she didn't want someone else (like me?) her diary, to really see her most intimate thoughts - darn! ;-)<br />P.S. I took a sample copy to fellow professor who used to teach shorthand - she couldn't read it either - darn, again! ;-)Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-65892791848471289642011-03-29T19:35:59.791-05:002011-03-29T19:35:59.791-05:00I recently finished transcribing one of my great-g...I recently finished transcribing one of my great-grandmother's diaries. Mostly just day to day stuff, but there were a couple of times, for instance when they celebrated their 50th anniversary, and also when she lost her husband, that it was very touching to read. I blogged about her anniversary memories, and also about the process as a whole once I was done, but didn't think about going day-by-day. I think you should do it!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711776825293238093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-90980009849840279772011-03-29T00:15:02.656-05:002011-03-29T00:15:02.656-05:00@Keeper of the Tales,
Thank you for the comment. I...@Keeper of the Tales,<br />Thank you for the comment. I enjoyed visiting your new blog. Best wishes! ;-)Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-28738132904901119882011-03-28T23:33:55.479-05:002011-03-28T23:33:55.479-05:00I just recently discovered A Hundred Years Ago, an...I just recently discovered A Hundred Years Ago, and I'm loving the entries!!<br /><br />If I had a diary I would DEFINETLY post the entries!!! I have a few letters........<br /><br />If you have a diary.....post it!! What a treasure!!Keeper of the Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409893173625172994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-86165021706162407942011-03-28T20:07:35.195-05:002011-03-28T20:07:35.195-05:00Your story just makes me cry... Thanks for sharing...Your story just makes me cry... Thanks for sharing... I hear it far too often.<br /><br />I suppose that is why I am almost compulsive about "Tell Your Ancestor Stories" when ever I can.<br /><br />Bill ;-)Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5792182418688329417.post-44178171730299494832011-03-28T19:31:22.985-05:002011-03-28T19:31:22.985-05:00When I was about 10, my parents had the task of cl...When I was about 10, my parents had the task of clearing the house and farm of an elderly relative so it could be sold prior to him going into care. he was in his nineties and the last of his family to survive. He and this sister and two brothers had lived in the house all their lives and had never thrown anything out. In the 1950s no-one in my family was much into preserving the past so my father lit a bonfire and out went everything that wasn't salable. Uncle Jack had kept a diary every year. We had some laughs about what he wrote in the diaries but then they were consigned to the fire. Oh I wish....Jill Bleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758446389014596540noreply@blogger.com