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, May 31, 2008

Tuesday, May 31, 1927

Tuesday, May 31, 1927
Fair

Washed, scrubbed, etc. Cleaned up the house. The boys have brought a lot of sand from the creek for Ned and Marjorie and they track it into the house so fast but it is a good thing to keep them busy and at home.

(I wonder how 'clean' that sand from the creek was, knowing the state of the sewer system in Indianapolis and how even today there is overflow into creeks after big storms.)