Saturday, July 30, 1983
I slept in the new (1840) part of the house. Had been Marguerite’s sons, Robert & David’s room but I pictured David & Abigail Hurlbut Stokely sleeping there. Up at 7:15 & drove to Marietta via Rts 93-37-60 – Rough, hilly gorgeous views. Genealogy Conference not too exciting. Topic was to have been research in S.E. Ohio but Carol Bell, speaker, talked in generalities. I bought Joseph Barker’s Marietta Reminiscences – mentions Benoni Hurlbut. Won year’s subscription to N.E.G & HS quarterly as door prize. Car froze – started when when aI stopped for canteloupe so didn’t get back until 5:30. Man came to fix light switch.