Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries

My grandmother, Ruth Campbell Smith (1892 - 1972) kept a diary for many years. I am posting her entries from 1925 - 1927 in this blog. Her family included sons Dale (1916 - 2004), Dick (1918 - 1971), Albert (1920 - 1979), and Ned (1923 - 1976), and later daughters Marjorie (1925 - 2010) and Eleanor (1929 - 2011). Her husband was Gilbert (1889 - 1937) and they lived in Indianapolis. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what it was like to be a housewife and mother in the 1920's.

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Wednesday, March 25, 1925

Wednesday, March 25, 1925

Put in a big day sewing after I got the sox darned. I need to put in several big days. The boys wear clothes out faster than I can make new. It was a grand day to be out and of course the boys were out as long as possible. Guy is awfully sick. We are uneasy about him. A bad result from having his gall removed, I’m afraid.

(Grandma seems to have made most of the clothes that the boys were. Darning socks? Another by-gone chore that you don't see too many people doing today. I don't darn socks. FYI, Guy is one of her brothers.)