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, June 28, 2006

Sunday, June 28, 1925

Sunday, June 28, 1925

Gilbert stayed home all day and helped me and I got a little rest and felt a little better. The children seemed a little better, too. These days are nice and warm but the nights and mornings sure cool. Dale got back OK and reported lots of fun. Had ice cream and all the lemonade he could drink. So we bought ice cream, too.

(I posted some additional pictures on Grandma's Pictures, including a picture of the four boys in 1924, a picture of Grandma in 1914, a little over a year before she got married, and a picture of Gilbert.

Maybe this day was the start of all of them doing better, healthwise.)