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.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Saturday, June 12, 1926

Saturday, June 12, 1926
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Turned in and cleaned the bathroom and scrubbed the kitchen the first thing reaping a rich harvest . It’s a good thing I did for just before I got done the other rooms – in walked Dad. Luckily we had nothing planned for tomorrow only I did want to go to Sunday school as Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Philputt and several others from the church are leaving for Europe next Wednesday.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "A rich harvest? Must have meant the floor was pretty dirty!"

Dad is Gilbert's father, who lived in Crawfordsville.)

1 comment:

Anonymous4:43 PM, June 12, 2007
Nothing like uninvited guests, tho I don't think they saw Dad that often. It must have felt good to get the floors done
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