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.

Monday, January 07, 2008

Friday, January 7, 1927

Friday, January 7, 1927
Fair

Ned some better but a little feverish yet. Don’t know for sure whether we will get to go to Crawfordsville Sunday or not, but am getting clothes etc. ready anyway. Had headache.

(It must have taken some time to get everyone ready for a day long visit, to start two days head to get the clothes ready. Of course, 'back then', people had far fewer clothes in their closets than we do now.)

1 comment:

Anonymous2:05 PM, January 07, 2008
If they had to go to Crawfordsville on the bus, it would be a tiring trip. Remember, back then buses didn't have rest room facilities either, in case someone got sick
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