Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Saturday, April 1, 1989
28 degrees – 45 degrees
To Dayton for Reg 7 Meeting – bridge out on Rt. 4 so used county road map.
Meeting at Patterson House, owned by Dayton City & managed by Montgomery County Historical Society. Gave Mont CHS the picture book of Military Home that was purchased when I was 8 days old (according to mother’s note.) Only about 40 attending. way down from previous years.
Home about 6 – Stopped at Hemmerly’s & picked up check from MCHS repaying me for loan to make purchases at P.O. sale & deposited it in Romine Rental Acct.
Dave called 0 has found a Mercury Lynx 1984 with 45,000 miles for $2,500. Told him to check with Bob. Wants to borrow $1,500 & pay back $100 a month. Dee is selling Mary Kay beauty products.

River down between banks.

Friday, March 31, 1989
Woke up to snow – River out of banks across – Temp 34.
Spent the day entering Will Sheneman’s 1896 notes into computer. Will include them with the published account of his trip from Seattle, wash to Marysville, OH.*

Mary out about 4 for a copy of Kathi’s birth record. I only have a ‘Mother’s Certificate’. Residents of Alaska got an $800 bonus if they turn in their birth certificate. We went to Al’s in Cardington for supper.
as to guard the Wm. P. Snyder boat as river is flooding.

Tom Kuhn called to check on tomorrow also.

Thursday, March 30, 1989
Bought 2 $5,00 savings Bonds for $2,500 each.
5 Great Egrets
In to P.O. top help sort out what we bought yesterday – Someone took our good room dividers and left us junk. 16 out of the 20 we bought.
To Center to pick up my8 P.O. doors & copy Jack Telfer’s job description to send to LHO.
Tom Wagner came in & showed us how to open combination lock P.O. Boxes.
Back home to pick up Duffy & take him to Dr. Lust- Vet. He has tapeworms that made him anemic. Given a pill & vitamins. Went by Rt. 98 & Marseilles-Galion Road to see 5 Great Egrets feeding in marshy area that is flooded.
Home for a quick supper. then to MCHS program meeting. Maxine Marshall on Finding Marion Roots. With all her knowledge, her talk was not well-presented.
Charlie Evers announced ‘Angel’ willing to give $1 for every $2 raised for purchase of P.O. He didn’t reveal any plan for increased giving.

Wednesday, March 29, 1989
The Post Office Personal Property Auction.
In at 9:00 – crowd already there. Jack Telfer & John Hickson assigned to bid for MCHS. So much surplus, no room for bidders. Almost 300 numbers issued. No lunch – bidding finished at 6:45. I bought P.O. Box doors, including 1895 Eagles. Society bought 20 room dividers, blueprint cabinet, lobby desk, slant top desk ($300), desks, chairs, display cabinets, bulletin boards, storage ox doors. Total over $3,000. Society had $1,500 from Savings acct, so I loaned $1,500 from my Romine rental account.

Home about 8:00 – completely exhausted. Ate & to bed by 9:00.

I bought Bell & Howell Microfiche reader for $5 – & printer & video screen for Northtech Computer. A guy bought the computer for the gold in it. Said about $500 worth.

Tuesday, March 28, 1989
High 72
Took Howard down along waterway to see the skunk cabbage. Picked up sticks and cleaned edge of pond.
Worked on letters to Rhoda Curtis & Ruby ROgers – new reps for Reg 7. Sent copies to LHO.
worked on my income tax – collected info on phone calls for OAHSM. Got all records collected ready to go to Holbrook-Manter-Rogers. Total income about $45,000.

March 28, 1989
High 77
Berms greening, wheat growing, showers about 7:30.
Exec Committee + Charlton Myers & me with Jack Telfer to interview him for job as Executive Director of MCHS. He offers us a 20 hour week- gratis until july 1, then $6,000 a yr (to keep under Soc Sec limits) – Had a job description, resume & possible contract for our consideration. Committee voted to recommend employing him on these terms. Planned strategy for P.O. personal property auction tomorrow. Have secured the blueprints and cabinets for MCHS.

Ray Foerstch out to cut 2 hemlocks at the east, opening up the front of the house to the road. Also cut the Pfitzer Juniper at east corner of house. Put up 3 shelves in bath in my room to store current boxes of OAHSM, MCHS & Huber material.

Planned re-doing kitchen cabinets with Roy. He suggests new doors rather than stripping. He can also move cabinets over washer & dryer forward.

Supper with Mary at Perkins. David & Family & John Phillips in Washington DC today.

Monday, March 27, 1989
High 72
Took Howard down along waterway to see the skunk cabbage. Picked up sticks and cleaned edge of pond.
Worked on letters to Rhoda Curtis & Ruby ROgers – new reps for Reg 7. Sent copies to LHO.
worked on my income tax – collected info on phone calls for OAHSM. Got all records collected ready to go to Holbrook-Manter-Rogers. Total income about $45,000.

Sunday, March 26, 1989
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Saturday, March 25, 1989
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Friday, March 24, 1989
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Thursday, March 23, 1989
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