Author: David Haldeman

Sunday, October 5, 1975
Howard & I to gourd show in Mt. Gilead. Then to Brandon S of Mt. Vernon where Hildreths first settled in Ohio in 1816.
Found Miner Hildreth grave in cemetery. Then along 521 (?) to show Howard the big Marion Walker shovel. Didn’t realize it was just west of Coshocton. So on in for ice cream at Roscoe Village. Took Rt 60 home. Beautiful but very curvey. Drove by Mohican Lodge – gorgeous – home about dark.

Saturday, October 4, 1975 temp 73 Sunny.
Brooks & Jordans picked me up at 9:30 & we headed for Holmes County. No wonder Grandma Sheneman thought it so beautiful. It is! Rolling fields – 1850 houses, autumn colored woods. Lunch (dinner, really) at the Dutch House in Walnut Creek & the shopping at Slaback’s IGA where we ran into Burroughs Club members. Bought Christmas presents $20. Back through Knox Co. & strawberry pie at Blands.
Saw Marion shovel worked on Peabody coal fields along Rt. 523. Gorgeous peachy sunset sky & home about 8. Filed indexed names for history reprint.*

[*Jacoby History of Marion County 1907]

Thursday, October 2, 1975
Dr. Triplehorn & Carl Albrecht from OSU & Ohio Historical Society here to evalutate Ray’s Lepidoptera collection. Eash specimen worth about 50 cents. I am to count – list locals & write a description of the collection. Must give physical possession before Jan 1 to be able to deduct from this year’s income tax.
To Artesan’s Guild Christmas show committee meeting at Dave Smith’s. Bought “pewter” short coat at Frank’s $40 – suede cloth & silk scarf at Sutton $15.
To Quest Club dinner. My first meeting as president.

Friday, October 3, 1975
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Wednesday, October 1, 1975
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Tuesday, September 30, 1975
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Sunday, September 28, 1975
Beautiful sunny day for our trip to Don & Agnes Shuster’s near Tippeconoe in Harrison Co. Mary & Rocky & Kathi in their camper – Mother, Davy & Kris & I in my wagon. The Shusters have 130 acres – Old house not much but view is tremendous. Picnic on lawn, inspected barns, climbed hill back of house, dug ferns, then DOn pulled trailer with tractor & we rode across a stream & up a big hill to a cleared knob for a view of the house. Supper inside & left about 7 – 125 miles there.

Monday, September 29, 1975
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Saturday, September 27, 1975
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Friday, September 26, 1975
Really mad at Martha. She didn’t send anyone to put oak leaves on tables for Kiwanis yesterday. There was a $5 charge for it on the order but “They were too busy to send anyone.” If it had been her order for her pet customers you can be sure she would have found time. No wonder her family are all psychotics.