Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

Saturday, March 16, 1991
27/54 sunny
Entered Huvber Dues payments & checked into SuperCalc.
Cleaned inside of car with ShopVac. Picked up flood debris in woods. Mostly corn fodder – Has beebn swept clean except where trees caught the corn stalks.
Scilla & winter aconite bloopming. Tried to work on ruts that Ray Foertsch left but guess I’ll have to have dirt hauled in.
Flight of red wings.

Friday, March 15, 1991
24/47 partly sunny
Mary picked me up at 9:00 & we headed to Sandyville via 30 & 250 to Campbell’s Candy. Should have called our order in January! Was only able to get 4 cases & a few molded chocolate rabbits. Quick lunch in New Philly & down 800 to Tippecanoe & then back roads to Don & Agnes’ – Shocked at Don’s appearance after replacement of mitral valve at Cleveland Clinic in Dec. He was unconscious for 5 days. But he says he’s on the mend. Agnes told all about George jackson, Judy’s husband. They had 46 cardinals at their feeder yesterday in the snow. Got to Coshocton & found Mary had left her purse. So added 2 hrs & 100 miles to the trip./Car turned 100,000 miles as we left Tippecanoe – the first time. Home by 9:00 pm.

Thursday, March 14, 1991
34/45
MCHS 2
Wrote to David as president of Terradise Computer Systems asking for HELP in printing labels – using FoxPlus I get a file read error. Can use same file in dBaseIII and they print ok.
Sorted Terradise Nature Center files for OSUM, Bob Stout, Kathi, David & me. Sorted out bequests ion my will & p[rinted out to take to Bob Stout, too.
Appointment at 3:00 & Bob had also done his homework so we clarified items in my proposed agreement. He will call Mr. Huber – OSU’s trust man & clarify points.
2 Marys met me at Turroff’s for dinner. Then to Sis Bills to pickl up dress & some trimmings & a hat for MCHS.
Then to OSUM for Shareholders meeting of the Marion Bank. Sat with Eula Rhoads after meeting Dean Hazard. Sought me out to tell me tony Conchell, editor of Star say Star still has Harding things and will give to MCHS. Also told Hazard about meeting with Bob Stout.
Called Don Shuster & all set to visit them tomorrow

Wednesday, March 13, 1991
Cancelled out trip to Sandyville & Tippecanoe (Shusters) because of snow belt through there. W had none here! Until late tonight about an inch.
So used this as a catch up day & pidaddled around.

Thank you letter from Tommy Hemmerly. Used my gift for Francis’ favorite charity – a Christian adoption agency.

Tuesday, March 12, 1991
23/35
Maxine Marshall out to see Edith Keeler’s genealogy material – Veered from all to Ohio Genealogy to all to MCHS if a library suitable can be set up. We also discussed having Marion Genealogy Society at Heritage hall.
Revised my autobio taking out details. Mailed Hildreth book to Zane Davis – Mailed auto bio & 10 copies of Reg II brochure to Richard Francoviglia.
In to Heritage Hall to copy brick records & Terradise Nature Center material.

Couldn’t get FoxPlus to print labels again. So frustrating – when I complain to David he says it is in the indexing suffix – ndx instead of idx – but he never tells me how to fis it.
At Heritage Hall I printed out the label list – but no labels there to print on. Copied dBaseIII off that computer & will try to install it on mine.

Monday, March 11, 1991
OAHSM 8
Spent most of day writing my autobiography at the request of Richard Francoviglia for the AASLH award application. Got so involved that missed Evening Shade & most of Major Dad – And then only People’s Choice Awards on instead of my usual Monday Night TV – Best night of the week.
Letter from Ed Sheneman asking for advice for Mary Grey [his daughter] who would like to supply outlets with dried & silk arrangements.

Sunday, March 10, 1991
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Saturday, March 9, 1991
49/26 Cloudy – sunny – snow showers – sunny
Wrote thank you letters to Ed & Sara – Susen [?], David & Vivian Bratten, Mildred Grigsby. Sent Hildreth book to Zane Davis – Ed’s grandson. Wrote to Uncle Allen. Compiled folders on Terradise Nature Center for OSUM – David & Kathi. Wrote letter for Ohio Newspaper Project funding from Natl Humanities Council. Called Cottrell & Bill Nolan for support on Amer Assoc for State & Local History Award.
To First Families of Marion County Banquet to hear W. James Knickel on A Walk Along the Whetstone. Really opened my eyes to what Local History should be,. He suggested a group canoe ride by Crawford to Delaware lines thru Marion County. Would like to collaborate with him on a book on his subject. He’s 44 – was growing up in Richland Co. same time David was spending his time at Terradise.

Friday, March 8, 1991
Worked all day on transcribing Bill Hutchman’s appraisal and draft of agreement with OSUM for transferring Terradise. Called Bob Stout & made appointment for ne3xt Thurs 3:00 – Also wrote to Dave Sheeley asking for tax advice.

To Al’s Restaurant in Cardington with 2 Marys. Don Augenstein’s Marine Unit had no casualties & coming home soon.

To bed at 7:00!

Thursday, March 7, 1991
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