In keeping with the holiday theme this week, here is another excerpt of a letter mentioning Christmas from Mary Howard to her sister Sarah. Bridgeport January 2nd 1870 ….I should like to know how all your little ones, and big … Continue reading →
December 20, 1868 – Mary Affleck writes about 6 weeks after her sister Sarah’s visit: I think Harriet is rather more cheerful than she was when you were here, and appears to take considerable interest in proposing an entertainment to … Continue reading →
Before antibiotics, diseases were serious – sore throats and scarlet rash (or scarlet fever) were often fatal. It is hard sometimes to read these old letters – I find myself growing fond of my ancestors, their siblings, their friends, and … Continue reading →
written from Bridgeport, Ohio, July 4th 1869 “……nobody home but Dr,. Mary and myself – none of us, I believe, in a very festive mood. It don’t seem at all like the 4th of July. There was some kind of … Continue reading →
In searching through records of Quaker meetings, I was surprised to find the names of Nixon and Milhaus present at meetings attended by my Howard ancestors. Today I find that the Howards were more than casually acquainted with the Milhaus … Continue reading →