ON THIS DAY IN 1936

March 23, 1945 (Friday)

The PTA watches a film by Frank Capra.

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 222 min read

March 22, 1945 (Thursday)

A LOVELY SPRING DAY A lovely Spring day. No fire in the furnace now days as weather continues mild. Hank fitting the oats ground ready...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 223 min read

June 9, 1945 (Saturday)

DICK POPS CORN. EDNA PURCHASES A BOND. A fine day. I went to Alto this A.M. with Lucille to do my week-end shopping. Henry working in...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Jun 9, 20243 min read

June 3, 1945 (Sunday)

A CHEERY FIRE IN JUNE No change in weather as yet. Cloudy and very chilly. I went to church last Sunday of the Conference year. Rev. and...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Jun 3, 20242 min read

June 2, 1945 (Saturday)

HENRY ENGAGES CAP FEUERSTEIN No sunshine yet. Rainy - cold - and disagreeable east wind. Henry engaged Cap Feuerstein and his truck to go...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Jun 2, 20242 min read

June 1, 1945 (Friday)

WHAT IS SO RARE AS A DAY IN JUNE? Oh! What is so rare as a day in June? Another cold rainy day - wind still in the east. I cleaned the...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Jun 1, 20244 min read

May 31, 1945 (Thursday)

Paul K Johnson graduates from Caledonia High School.

Jill Johnson Tewsley

May 30, 20242 min read

March 15, 1945 (Thursday)

HANK PREPPING TO PLOW OATS. HENRY TOURS COUNTY ROADS & BRIDGES. Continued mild sunny weather, temperatures around 65° unusual for March...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 15, 20244 min read

March 14, 1945 (Wednesday)

WASHED WINDOWS. ANOTHER BURIAL. HANK TO GRAND RAPIDS. Very mild again to-day unusual for this time of year. I washed windows up stairs...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 14, 20243 min read

March 13, 1945 (Tuesday)

EDNA AND HENRY GO TO GRAND RAPIDS. EDNA GETS HER HAIR DONE AND DOES SOME SHOPPING. A beautiful spring day. I went to Grand Rapids with...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 12, 20242 min read

March 12, 1945 (Monday)

A MR. BATEY OF MIDDLEVILLE BURIED Another fine day. Washed and clothes dried nicely — Did the most of the ironing to-nght. A Mr. Batey of...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 11, 20242 min read

March 11, 1945 (Sunday)

PAUL AND DICK ARE "IN AND OUT" MOST OF DAY. A nice day and not so cold. Henry and I went to church but not many in attendance. Hank went...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 10, 20246 min read

March 10, 1945 (Saturday)

EDNA REFUSES TO PLAY MORE HANDS OF EUCHRE A fine beautiful day. Did usual Sats work and had to repeat cleaning that I did day before...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 10, 20241 min read

March 2, 1945 (Friday)

EDNA'S GLASSES BREAK. JEN AND WANETTA VISIT. Cloudy disagreeable day. My glasses broke apart on my nose last night so went to Lowell this...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 2, 20242 min read

March 1, 1945 (Thursday)

EDNA TAKES RED CROSS HOME NURSING COURSE March came in like a lamb, nice mild day. I took the day off and visited the Home Nursing Class...

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Mar 1, 20242 min read

February 28, 1945 (Wednesday)

EDNA WRITES NOTHING

Jill Johnson Tewsley

Feb 28, 20241 min read

A historic journal from 1936 of a midwestern farm wife from Michigan who was also a teacher, mother, and grandmother. Edna (Weitz) Johnson was a strong woman with sharp opinions and tightly-held but obvious emotions.

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