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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-04-30

Monday, April 30, 1984
Men worked on Terraces even in the wind.

Winds to 50-60 mph – fought them on to our trip to Napoleon. Chuck Blakeslee talked 15 minutes as did Bill Nolan and then Chuck had the nerve to ask me to cut my talk on Awards short! The three of us had been alotted 30 minutes. Meeting of OAHSM – Region 1 Sicily from Sander Farm fantastic on becoming a tourist attraction. Held at Napoleon 150 Incorporated their sesquicentennial headquarters. Toured Courthouse that inspired Marion’s in 1883.

David arrived at shop at 6:30 and we got chicken and brought home for supper. Worked on Cemetery records program improvements. David So uptight it worries me.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-04-28

Saturday, April 28, 1984
Took Dave to Dick Cooper’s at 7:00 to go to canoe School in Knox county.
Up at 6:00 to go to Hillsboro for Region 8 OAHSM meeting. Nice town to get acquainted with and lovely people. Only about 25. Toured their 1832 Courthouse that is same Greek Revival style as Marion’s 1833 Courthouse. Charlton Meyers, Probate Judge here in 40s. Judge Hottle Common Pleas judge did much to save interior. Had program after chicken lunch. Jim Strider and Chuck B not there- at Maumee attending Ohio Historical Society board meeting.

Mary and Ken back from Florida.

Dave home about 8:00 all excited about canoeing, hiking etc. going back tomorrow. Cooper’s came home to feed dog.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-04-27

Friday, April 27, 1984
Thunderstorm with half inch rain so deHaven men not here. Sunny day, 84 put shorts on. In woods full of Myrtle warblers.

Worked on Cemetery records 3 hours. Dave and Chris Opp put up Martin house after school. Chickadees gone north. Planted white Rhododendron by new fence. Let Dave take car to Jerry’s from 4:00 to 7:00. Very sassy and disrespectful all evening. I get so discouraged. Why can’t he eat and drink right and treat me decently? called David to see if he had time Sunday for a trip.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-04-26

Thursday, April 26, 1984
Unloaded 45 Railroad ties. Grade Card 1B 2 C’s two D’s. Transplanted perennials from bed by Greenhouse to new bed by mailbox.

Entered Salem cemetery, edited, rewrote and printed. two and a half hours for 98 records.

About 3:00 David Enghart and helper from deHaven’s arrived with preliminary equipment.

Loaded up shrubs for center, picked Dave up at 3:30 – last detention thank goodness – to Center to plant. Norm Vogt and Jerry Fry also to help. Got foundation planting done but not barberry. Dave ready to go to school to see To Kill a Mockingbird and starter locked.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-04-25

Wednesday, April 25, 1984
Finally a warm sunny day! Walked in woods following pair of ruby crowned kinglets. First bloom of year – spring beauties – blood root – trout lilies. Cleaned bed by mailbox of grass & planted viburnum clicatum mariessi from Vincas – pd $6 – Also 2 spirea – Hard work. Howard put up rods for new kitchen curtains. Worked on cemetery records until 4. Picked Dave and Chris up. In for peat moss and concrete bags. put up Martin house pole and cleaned new graded area of stones and cement blocks.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-04-24

Tuesday, April 24, 1984
Temp 44 & windy.
To Courthouse Centennial meeting. Distributed “contents” of booklet. Bryson had not contacted John Foster to accept commissioners $3,000 to Hist. Soc. to finance the celebration. Too rainy to plant Hist. Center but met Bard C. there to unload peat moss, etc. Worked on cemetery records. In at 7 to Center to give talk to &-Menettes – Marion Co. History & history of Center. Gave me $10 for Society.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-04-22

Sunday, April 22, 1984
Easter
Dave up at 5 – dressed in cords, blue oxford cloth shirt & white sweater – to Trinity for Sunrise Service. He had part in playlet. Home at 8:30 & back to bed.

Worked on cemetery records. Used WordStar to write cemetery descriptions. Working on Pleasant Township.

Dave up at 12:30 – over to Chris Opp’s – Home at 3 & slept until 7:00.

Kathi called & I didn’t know he was asleep in rec room.

Called Mame [Harmon] about Toronto trip. Bed time for her because of Flower Show.