Work Type: Trella Romine Diaries

Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Back to Fair in AM –
Transcribing letters of Orloff Norton.
Mailed Randy’s class nominations. Worked on getting my nomination for OAHSM Individual Award. Board OK’d it years ago but I was on OAHSM board so it wasn’t considered.
John & Maxine Hunter & duly & John told me his grandfather worked for a publisher that sent him all over USA to put out Special Editions. So that explains the June 1895 Special Edition with color front & back. Never could understand how Harding Publishing had the capabilities.

Monday, June 29, 1998
Loaded up about 40 aloe vera plants and 3 boxes of soft bound books & took to log cabin at Fairgrounds. Wood carvers ion charge because Helen K. had an accident on way to Fairground.
Worked on Civil War letters most of day. These are from Orloff Norton to Mary Crawford.
Also worked on OAHSM Awards. Nominated Randy Winland’s Integrating Marion Co. History into the curriculum.

Sunday, June 28, 1998
Trying to access Alan Potts file on Hemmerly’s – Ordering a plug-in – got wrong version. Tried to install Bob’s Word Perfect & had a bad disk. So called Bob & he zipped it & sent it back over internet. I finally go WP installed & working after David left at 2:00 – worked on Civil War letters.

Saturday, June 27, 1998
Picked up around the house before going to HH at 12:00 to meet David. He worked magic with the trial version of Past Perfect & read some of the infor from ou files into it & extracted the information he will need to convert. Got his accessions program on the desk top & it is amazing how fast you can retrieve info from 10,000 recors with a 266 computer.

No visitors made it easier to work & I got Charlton’s 1833 Courthouse keys accessioned & the Crow’s Opera House program – for fun we checked 1901 Marion Star & no mention.
To Terradise at 4:00 to meet Jack Telfer. He gave David a rundown on Marion Co. Park District – no real progress! Waste land across road here for parking lot. Mary out for pizza just before storm broke & we headed for Rec Room – winds to 75 mph! No damage here.

Friday, June 26, 1998
To Tri-Rivers at 8:00 – sold Day Before Yesterday Hardbound to $15 to class & had to go home for more – sold 19 books. Class wrote testimonials for class & Randy.
To HH by 12:30 – at 1:00 Margie McQuire from Dayton walked in with family story that she was descended from Elizabeth who married A. Priest – she copied the Baker genealogy book (She had found Sharon Moore’s Marion page on internet & it said we had a copy)
I wrote introduction to award nomination for Randy & his class between visitors. Another one was Charles Custer (the bulk mail guy at PO who is so nice) He’s co-lateral descendant of Gen. Custer & a rank beginner in research – I told him to start with census & document sources.
Vance was in wanting to buy a copy of ‘Home in Indiana’ for his mother who was an extra in the film in the ’50s.
Met Mary at Tim Horton for supper. Helen Kaufman picked up my Mar. Co. Fair membership card for me so no hassle getting in next week.

Thursday, June 25, 1998
94° sunny
Planted more beet seed – Only a few came up first time. Planted clump of evening primrose* that Andy Kazier’s mother left on my porch. Watered some including hanging baskets.
Spent most of day at computer. Wropte to Bob Ferrell on Carl Anthony’s book on Harding – Arlene Hildreth of NYC who may be Arnold Hildreth descendant. Ann Magno who is Arnold Hildreth descendant – Kathi – e-mail to David – Sent sympathy cards to Charlton’s girls telling them I was having his city directories rebound & to Johanna Harris Drake (Neva and Jim Harris’ daughter) in loss of husband Joe & to John Watkins in loss of wife.
Watched This Old House & then worked on Entertainment for tomorrow’s Marion History Class.

[*as of 2025, these are still thriving in front beds DJH]

Wednesday, June 24, 1998
In to Uniglobe to pay for additional car rental – took membership list to Hewlen Kaufman to recruit C. Fair help. Picked up my wagon at McDaniels body shop & turned in rental – Repair was almost $2,000 – pd by Nationwide except for $100 deductible.
To HH to take $100 check from Bob Whitman for Jim Thorpe books & other sales.
Picked up panorama photos at Meijer and boguth Ireland electric plug adapter, a heating pad, premeria presciption, a navy blue Sag Harbor jacket, sympathy cards, Tylenol PM – $100!
Home about 6:00 – call from Al Ricketts saying he’s booked until last week in August – Had called to have him trim evergreens – weed front bank & terrace bed.

Tuesday, June 23, 1998
Called Uniglobe & we can get rental also from Wed thru Sunday.
Sent letter to Lamb’s letting know of change. It was really too much to ask them to pick us up “collect” us as Helen volunteered.

Monday, June 22, 1998
To Tr-Rivers for 45 minuter session with Randy Winland’s Marion Co. History Class that he’s taught 5 tiomes for local teacher. I gave pre-history.
To travel bureau to check couple of things – yes we can travel to Northern Ireland & use Brendan vouchers.
Letter from Keith Lamb suggesting we fly into Dublin – That’s what I suggested to Helen first & she said no – use Shannon. Too late now to change plans to Dublin.
Copied B&B locations for David & Karen & typed up projected itinerary – Sent by first class mail.

Sunday, June 21, 1998
Distributed horse manure on patio beds. Dug out late aster & orchard grasss from perennial bed & planted hardy hibiscus from Bob Harter.
Call from Glen Abel who has researched Harding for 2 years for a book. WIll be in Marion from CA Aug 5 to 11. Started reading Carl Anthony’s book.
Where does he get this stuff??