Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday, November 3, 1990
On Registration Desk from 8:30 to 9:30 with Saarah Remgren – She told us this was her last day – off to home state of Maine since her husband has finished Graduate School.
Jack Telfer – Helen Kaufmann & Eula Rhodes down for sessions but didn’t see much of them. Ate lunch with Richard Francoviglia & others. Pat C, J.D. , Margaret & husband from Meigs Co. Jane Trucksis brought me a hanky from Belgium – I presented resolution honoring Jane & John Briley & Joan King who are retiring from Board.
Bought rag rug & Paulding Basket from the John Paulding group – Davis – Virginia, etc. Meeting over at 3:00 so went to Shopping Center on Sawmill Rd & shopped at Office America – Back to Hotel at 4:30 to wait for Haldeman’s to came after attending Ohio State game – They there at 6:00. Even David couldn’t find that Hotel. Ate at Shoney’s & I came home. They stayed on Coluimbus for Sarah’s Band competition at Columbus at 7:00. They got in about 1 but I was asleep.

Friday, November 2, 1990
Up at 7:00 to be at OHS by 9:00 – Chaired the Exhibit Workshop – Only 17 out of 41 registered showed up – think they went to Dublin Stouffer Hotel where the Annual Meeting was announced. Good presentation. To Hotel & checked it – Richard Francoviglia had 4 VIP rooms to use so assigned one to Barbara Shephard & me. Good to see old friends. Sat with Jane Trucksis for dinner – Elizabeth Sharp of Smithsonian gave insight on how the museum project into the future. Student Performing Arts groups gaver program.
I bid the minimum $200 for $800 printing from Jeanne Dorr’s husband’s company at the silent auction & got it – Auction raised $900 for OAHSM.

Thursday, November 1, 1990
43-72 B’ful Sunny
Finished dry stone wall on west side of driveway using left over stones. Transplanted Alaska daisies & creeping phlox into that bed.
Mowed upper lawn & below terrace & paths all thru the woods getting ready for official visit of Dean Frances Hazard, Dr. Tabor Allison & Peg Henderson – development officer of Ohio State University Marion.
They cam at 1:30 & we waqlked first to East end & then down to West end & around pond. Took about 45 minutes – then into house, but so warm in here we adjourned to beech deck to discuss OSUM accepting Terradise as part of its Nature Center. Dean Hazard enthusiastic about the site – “more than I expected” – Showed them letter from Guy Denny notifying me the council had awarded Terradise Ohio Nature Area* status. Peg will set up appointment next week with Trust Officesr. I should have deed & my will available. They will survey & match any endowment I contribute.
Pooped after they left. Enjoyed b’day cards & letters from Kathi & Bob & Dave & Dee.
David send repayment on loans as my b’day gift.

[*Ohio Natural Landmark]

Wednesday, October 31, 1990
31-68
Worked on relaying brick walk by greenhouse.
In at 5:00 to meet Mary at Rax. Then shopped at Big Bear – home.
Called David – He may come up to Shelby tomorrow & stop here while OSUM people are here.

Tuesday, October 30, 1990
Took Howard to Caledonia to bank & grocery. Mary out & got video working to copy. She knows how to push the right buttons. Started taking up brick by greenhouse that don’t match. Cut off bamboo in greenhouse beds & cleaned up area. Cleaned part of garage so guys can get in to service water softener.
All that wore me out – C allied Dean Hazard’s office & set up date for Thursday at 1:30 for visit to Terradise.
Back out & cleaned up leaves around steps & moved old bricks to pile by stone wall.
Mary brought birthday gift out from Kathi – cuddly gray zippered & hooded sweat shirt. With $20 check in pocket. Also sent Oneida pewter angel.

Monday, October 29, 1990
Sorted papers – setting up new files for personal papers.
Called Mary Brocklesby to see if she wanted me to pick her up to go to Program Meeting. She said cousin Bob Thew from NJ was visiting & they would come.
Mary took me to dinner at “Peppers on the Border” – Marion-Marysville Pike – New Mexican Restaurant. Had chimichangas. – To Marys to rest for an hour before going to HH for Jack Kellog’s program honoring 125th birthday of W.G. Harding. He was great – brought lots of pictures & collectibles.
Gave Hal Boncutter the Legal Function file taken from my files.
Got letter from Steve Jenkins suggesting I use enclosed picture of our Ex Dir (rear end of P. Imperial).
MCHS had received a 1980 IBM Computer – takes up whole end of accessions room!
Also got a rejuvenated copier from Masonic Lodge.

Sunday, October 28, 1990
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Tried to learn Mail Merge. Not much luck but did get letter ready to send to unpaid pledgers to Purchase Fund.

Saturday, October 27, 1990
In the LHR Motel at 8:00 to meet Bill Nolan for bfst. In Marion yesterday for Ohio Cattleman’s Assoc. & stayed over to have bfst with me & came out to Terradise for about an hour. So much to catch up on – haven’t seen him for a year.
Then to Mary’s to go to Ada to visit Gail Zimmerman – she was 95 on Oct 13. Video taped her family memories handed down to her by her grandmother Caroline Felty Zimmerman – niece of our great grandfather John Conrad Hemmerly Sr.
Ate lunch at Ohio Northern Cafeteria in midst of Homecoming crowd.
Gail said take anything I wanted from her garden as her gardening days were over. Madge in Green Acres Nursing Home – had a heart attack recently – Home thru Hardin County Amish Country past several places Aunt Lily Fetter lived. Got all plants planted.

Friday, October 26, 1990
32-45 Impatiens frozen
Brick 10:00 – 4:00 6 hrs.
Family group records
Worked until 4:00 on Brick files index & report forms. Creating family group reports.
2 Mary’s picked me up at 4:15 – Stopped at Mileys Carpet on way to Cardington. Can’t lay porch carpet on cement until April. Probably cost $150 – Lasagne for supper at Al’s Restaurant.
Mary didn’t want to go to play Little House of Horros so watched TV & worked on sorting out stacks of papers into MCHS, Huber, OAHSM & personal. Ended up with waste basket full of discards.

Thursday, October 25, 1990
38-43 windy chil factor 30
Brick files 6 hrs
Called David about 8:00 to have him add “0” to 999 by modem. Says Josh calls from France every night – homesick I guess. Worked on files until noon. Mary out to help unload TV – put it in Rec Room. Then she hooked up other TV through the VCR so I can tune it through VCR.
Ruth Mosher out about 1:00 for a “Users Group” meeting – She has WS4 so I gave her my WS5.5 disks to use Maillist since she doesn’t have a data base program. She commented that she knows of no other “Mother-Son” relationship like David & I have – working so closely – learning from him. She’s worried about Chuck’s inability to concentrate. Took a walk around the house.
Finished taking geraniums etc into greenhouse. Covered fish tub geraniums with pool liner.
Kathi called saying earthquake in Reno was noticeable but no damage. James “Buster” Douglas no longer heavy-weight champion. 3rd round knockout Evander Holy – stupid.