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.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Sunday, January 10, 1926

Sunday, January 10, 1926

A long quiet day at home. Too tired to wiggle when I first got up but took things easy and got to feeling better. Marjorie didn’t sleep all morning as she usually does so I probably couldn’t have gone to Sunday school very well anyway, even if I had my dishes washed. The three older ones went to Sunday school. After dinner we all read while the babies took naps.

(Sounds like Grandma stayed home and did dishes, while the boys went to Sunday School. And what is nicer on a Sunday than spending time reading? I spent a lot of time reading when I was younger, and would like to make more time for reading now.)