Thursday, July 26, 1990
To Richwood to give talk on Prairies to Richwood Senior Citizens – Filling potluck before my talk. Jean Shirk Parish & husband Ray Parish live at Center & nice to reminisce with her about growing up on Ballentine Ave. & her dad – Bert Shirks Carmel Corn business. WIlma Ross in charge (descended from Alice McAdow.
Stopped to visit with Ruby Fetter Thompson – she and daughter Moiselle were just returning from Marysville – Had nice visit & Moiselle worked at Richwood Bank so she will research Painting of Prince Imperial.
Changed clothes & on way home visited Prairie area on Rt. 739 NE of Green Camp to photograph prairie along abandoned RR. Florence Harruff stopped Kathleen – her mother-in-law with her – almost unrecognizable except for her voice – spoke in jerky inappropriate sentences. So sad. Then on to Rt. 95 W prairie – finally with my Minolta working so photographed silene regia for third time. Mosquitos bothersome.
Ruby gave me a photo of 1885. Sheneman’s Corners neighborhood kids including Uncles Jim & Meck and Aunts May, Bina & LIllie identified in Grandma Lucy Sheneman’s writing.
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