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, May 27, 2008

Friday, May 27, 1927

Friday, May 27, 1927
Cold

I ironed all morning with the kids bundled up, so it didn’t get warmer but threatened more rain so I built another fire for fear Ned would be sick.

(It wasn't easy to keep a house warm in the spring, whenever they wanted heat, they had to fire up the coke furnace in the basement.)

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Sherry at the Zoo6:02 AM, May 27, 2008
Yesterday was Memorial Day so we went and visited Ruth and Gilbert's graves, and also Rollo and Elizabeth, Ruth's parents. We also risked our lives to drive by the old house on Rural Street. It looked so much smaller than I remember. I was sad to see that the Lilly of the Valley I remember so well are no longer there, nor the lilac, the snowball...Nothing is ever permanent, is it?
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Anonymous7:59 PM, May 27, 2008
I also stopped by 1208 Rural recently and agree that very little is the same. I crused the alley, and the back yard is totally different. At least the house is there instead of a parking lot or condo project.
Great work Carol!!!
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