Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday, July 11, 1998
Let Chessie out & finally able to rescue her from the hemlock tree – perfect weather 78°.
Fertilized everything – hose end misture. Mary out – reminded her that the duplex is really not larger than her apt – more rooms but smaller. She wants a downstairs apt like she has upstairs. Margaret Cottrell called – needs July, Aug etc membership labels so that took an hour I couldn’t spare.
To HH – called Johanna Heisel Heisel Harvey adopted gal seeking “roots” – Judge Thomas Jenkins says the court records are sealed.
Called Marty at Windmill – he says ship the 100 books back! (and Howard agrees I don’t – it’s only transcriptions that are switched).
To AmeriCare with the Orloff Norton Civil War letters books – left the copies & transcriptions notebook with her [Ruth Carhart] – she mentioned she would be glad to have originals at Heritage Hall! (I thot Richard, son-in-law, wanted them).
Shopped at Meijer for VHS-C tape – Advantax film, chocolate sampler & Yardley Soap. Harvested my beet crop for supper.

Friday, July 10, 1998
Took videos
In to Mary’s for visit as I was out of milk & bananas – down to the duplex S of her on Jamesway to meet landlord Mrs. Winegartner. Lovely but Mary says “too big” – has 2 baths $625 a month – then we looked at the duplex under construction & it’s even bigger – $725 a month.
To HH & met with Jane on straightening out the Sage of Salt Rock finances – I finally just said OK – but it’s in publishing & should be in RC! – had been on new accessions.
Howard Mitchell in with the 2nd printing of his book from Windmill Pub – & we distributed about 30 of the 100 – then he called me later, said two pages are in the wrong place & will have to pick up the ones I took to Maloney Books.
Supper with 2 Marys at Something Good. Mary J’s treat – my send-off gift – & thank Mary H for hauling her around.
Shopped at Hills for a “fanny pack” (purse that you wear around waist). & more camcorder film.

Thursday, July 9, 1998
Finished putting Orloff Norton letters in notebook & writing introduction & also printed out the file names to put in book.
Wrote minutes of Exec Committee meeting since Va. Howard was on vacation.
Mowed loawn – first time in woods since flood – the 2-3′ trunks of the hickory tree were floated – who knows where?-
Pulled & chopped weeds out of raised bed across the road.

Wednesday, July 8, 1998
[No entry]

Tuesday, July 7, 1998
Reflections Day Care group out to visit Terradise at 10:00 AM – 4 “cared for” & 2 “carers” – they loved it – especially the gazebo – bluebirds showed up for them.
Started putting Civil War letters into notebooks – scanned one so it would be in computer – wrote a recap of my involvement.
To Exec Committee at 4:00 – Va. Howard out of town so I took notes – OK’d bid for masonry repair on cornices – $3,200. Set up meeting next Mon to review on Jane – Jane, Dick & I met Mary at Perkins for supper. Drove home in rain.

Monday, July 6, 1998
Bill Hutchman out with material supplied to him by a present day Wm. Hutchman in Ireland – copied it & take along – bluebird showed up for him (later I saw adult feeding fledgling perched on dead limb of oak tree by gazebo).
Researched B&B. letters from Keith Lamb with directions to Woodfield – also suggestion that we visit Atlantic peninsula in Co. Mayo –
Letter from Anna Magno – Arlene Hildreth is her cousin once removed who had item in Hildreth Highlights trying to find Ann. E-mailed her a reply.
Finished transcribing the Orloff Norton letters – there is a total of 125 letters.

Sunday, July 5, 1998
[No entry]

Saturday, July 4, 1998
Mary out about 8 & we lit the sparklers she brought out in the gazebo – some were daisy shaped and another on opened up like a fountain.

Started putting Orloff Nortn letter in 3 notebooks – 1 with originals in sleeves , transcription & a copy + 2 with trans and copies.

Friday, July 3, 1998
At the request of Beck Myers Swooper, Jane & I went to Charlton’s (sign in yard – “for sale”) where she had selected books, photos & files she thought MCHS would want – fantastic material – orig phots that Wiants had postcards made from, 5 or 6 copies of the Judge Anderson letters books & about 35 copies of “Sesquicentennal History” – filled the back of my station wagon.
Took to Archives office to accession.
JIane showed me the new “Past Perfect” museum records management program.

Thursday, July 2, 1998
To Dr. Winger – took left hearing in to be reapaired – he said the cursty in my ear is exema!
Picked up Erma [Hutchman] & to the log cabin – Opal Clutter going off duty – cabin is in bad shape – chinking coming out.