Year: 1989

Wednesday, April 5, 1989
Merganser diving in flooded river. Great Blue Heron at pond.
Duffy looked so peaceful in the box with his beautiful black fluffy tail hanging over the edge. But his eyes were staring and his legs stiff. Must have died shortly after I heard a little moan last night. I’ll miss him jumping up on my lap as I work at my computer. Had started to dig a grave for him just beyond the magnolia tree when Ray Foertsch came and finished. Made it about 2 ft deep. Seems fitting to bury him near where he first appeared as a tiny kitten nearly 3 years ago.
Ray brought back Daddy’s Oak bookstand. He refinished it and replaced missing back slats. Piece is a good example of mission style furniture that is back in vogue. probably about 75 years old. Daddy made it when he and mother were first married.
Printed out 30 pages of notes to go with Uncle Will’s newspaper account.
To post office to pick up five video tapes Audubon Birds- played tape IV – perching birds. Had post mistress adjust the postal scales I bought at auction.

Tuesday, April 4, 1989
Song sparrow, Crow 1.6 in rain. Flooding across river again- most of lowland on this side flooded but not between house and river.
Fixed a box with a towel in it for Duffy to lay in but he dragged himself out onto the floor. drank a little water, but lay all day with his eyes open, giving a croaking noise occasionally.
Wrote to Dave and Kathi. Corrected Uncle Will’s notes (my typing not his spelling)
River flooding whole woods to edge of pond when I went in to Marion at 2:00 to get teeth cleaned at Dr. Clarens- $25. Picked up power of attorney at Clerk of Courts title office and at register of motor Vehicles for the transfer and mailed everything to Dave with instructions. Back home to pick up projector and slides and dress for talk tonight. Met Mary at Isaly’s for her birthday supper. Took a basket of potpourri and rose to renew scent for her gift.
At 7:00 joined University Women in Isaly’s back room and talked on Marion County prairies using
1819 surveyors notes and slides of Prairie plants. Well received.
Home at 10:00. Duffy had climbed back into the box I had fixed for him.

Monday, April 3, 1989
To Columbus for OAHSM board meeting- so many new people to orient. Ruby Rogers replacing Steve Kesselman- moving to Herbert Hoover birthplace Iowa, Evan Adams Region 2 nominating committee lists Pat Cummins for president, Jeff Stokes first vice president, Kathy Cyr, secretary. Home by 4:30 via I-71 and 61 through Cardington it’s only 3 mi further than through Delaware and lots easier driving.

Sunday, April 2, 1989
Pair of wood ducks, Golden Crown kinglet, junco, does, robins, house finch, red-bellied woodpecker, downy woodpecker, white breasted nut hatch, blue jay, two grackles, starling, pair of mallards. cowbirds, black cap chickadee, tufted titmouse, English sparrow, goldfinch, three Canada geese, Carolina wren, cardinal, 21 species today from window.
Slept for 12 hours even though lost an hour to Daylight Savings Time
Worked on entering Uncle Will Sheneman’s notes into computer. Got up to August 2nd from July 4th when David called and had a momentary electrical outage and lost all my today’s data. Stupidly hadn’t saved it. So spent from 4:00 to 8:00 re-entering it.
Called Kathi and found that Consumers Digest gives 1983, 84, 85 Mercury Lynx black marks – Dave called back saying he had driven it and liked it. wants me to send $1,500 and he will hold check until Friday.

Saturday, April 1, 1989
28 degrees – 45 degrees
To Dayton for Reg 7 Meeting – bridge out on Rt. 4 so used county road map.
Meeting at Patterson House, owned by Dayton City & managed by Montgomery County Historical Society. Gave Mont CHS the picture book of Military Home that was purchased when I was 8 days old (according to mother’s note.) Only about 40 attending. way down from previous years.
Home about 6 – Stopped at Hemmerly’s & picked up check from MCHS repaying me for loan to make purchases at P.O. sale & deposited it in Romine Rental Acct.
Dave called 0 has found a Mercury Lynx 1984 with 45,000 miles for $2,500. Told him to check with Bob. Wants to borrow $1,500 & pay back $100 a month. Dee is selling Mary Kay beauty products.

River down between banks.

Friday, March 31, 1989
Woke up to snow – River out of banks across – Temp 34.
Spent the day entering Will Sheneman’s 1896 notes into computer. Will include them with the published account of his trip from Seattle, wash to Marysville, OH.*

Mary out about 4 for a copy of Kathi’s birth record. I only have a ‘Mother’s Certificate’. Residents of Alaska got an $800 bonus if they turn in their birth certificate. We went to Al’s in Cardington for supper.
as to guard the Wm. P. Snyder boat as river is flooding.

Tom Kuhn called to check on tomorrow also.

Thursday, March 30, 1989
Bought 2 $5,00 savings Bonds for $2,500 each.
5 Great Egrets
In to P.O. top help sort out what we bought yesterday – Someone took our good room dividers and left us junk. 16 out of the 20 we bought.
To Center to pick up my8 P.O. doors & copy Jack Telfer’s job description to send to LHO.
Tom Wagner came in & showed us how to open combination lock P.O. Boxes.
Back home to pick up Duffy & take him to Dr. Lust- Vet. He has tapeworms that made him anemic. Given a pill & vitamins. Went by Rt. 98 & Marseilles-Galion Road to see 5 Great Egrets feeding in marshy area that is flooded.
Home for a quick supper. then to MCHS program meeting. Maxine Marshall on Finding Marion Roots. With all her knowledge, her talk was not well-presented.
Charlie Evers announced ‘Angel’ willing to give $1 for every $2 raised for purchase of P.O. He didn’t reveal any plan for increased giving.

Wednesday, March 29, 1989
The Post Office Personal Property Auction.
In at 9:00 – crowd already there. Jack Telfer & John Hickson assigned to bid for MCHS. So much surplus, no room for bidders. Almost 300 numbers issued. No lunch – bidding finished at 6:45. I bought P.O. Box doors, including 1895 Eagles. Society bought 20 room dividers, blueprint cabinet, lobby desk, slant top desk ($300), desks, chairs, display cabinets, bulletin boards, storage ox doors. Total over $3,000. Society had $1,500 from Savings acct, so I loaned $1,500 from my Romine rental account.

Home about 8:00 – completely exhausted. Ate & to bed by 9:00.

I bought Bell & Howell Microfiche reader for $5 – & printer & video screen for Northtech Computer. A guy bought the computer for the gold in it. Said about $500 worth.

Tuesday, March 28, 1989
High 72
Took Howard down along waterway to see the skunk cabbage. Picked up sticks and cleaned edge of pond.
Worked on letters to Rhoda Curtis & Ruby ROgers – new reps for Reg 7. Sent copies to LHO.
worked on my income tax – collected info on phone calls for OAHSM. Got all records collected ready to go to Holbrook-Manter-Rogers. Total income about $45,000.

March 28, 1989
High 77
Berms greening, wheat growing, showers about 7:30.
Exec Committee + Charlton Myers & me with Jack Telfer to interview him for job as Executive Director of MCHS. He offers us a 20 hour week- gratis until july 1, then $6,000 a yr (to keep under Soc Sec limits) – Had a job description, resume & possible contract for our consideration. Committee voted to recommend employing him on these terms. Planned strategy for P.O. personal property auction tomorrow. Have secured the blueprints and cabinets for MCHS.

Ray Foerstch out to cut 2 hemlocks at the east, opening up the front of the house to the road. Also cut the Pfitzer Juniper at east corner of house. Put up 3 shelves in bath in my room to store current boxes of OAHSM, MCHS & Huber material.

Planned re-doing kitchen cabinets with Roy. He suggests new doors rather than stripping. He can also move cabinets over washer & dryer forward.

Supper with Mary at Perkins. David & Family & John Phillips in Washington DC today.

Monday, March 27, 1989
High 72
Took Howard down along waterway to see the skunk cabbage. Picked up sticks and cleaned edge of pond.
Worked on letters to Rhoda Curtis & Ruby ROgers – new reps for Reg 7. Sent copies to LHO.
worked on my income tax – collected info on phone calls for OAHSM. Got all records collected ready to go to Holbrook-Manter-Rogers. Total income about $45,000.