4 Life In The Past Nelson Hicks' Journals January 1929 Transcribed by Sarah Moran Collier Jan. 1 - New Years day snowed some most all day. Lloyd Luise Wrex Katherin Murphy children came down for the day. At night Collin and Alice Clinton Minaker Ray Dulmage were here and all had a good (cid:415)me Wed. 2 - Garnet went home with Lloyd and Willis stayed down Thur. 3 - We are having quite nice weather Royden not feeling very good. got the Lagriep I guess. Fri. 4 - Royden li(cid:425)le be(cid:425)er we sawed up some wood and drew out some manure. Sat. 5 - A(cid:332)er Dinner I went over to Picton Lloyd was down te Picton and Kathleen went home with him Floral came home with me It was a bad night coming home rain and sleet roads very slipery but we arived safe and sound. Sun. 6 - Colder snowed and dri(cid:332)ed most of the day Clinton Minaker here at night Floral went to Picton Royden not feeling so well again. Mon. 7 - Colder today Elec(cid:415)on Stephen Dulmage and Finton Doddge running Stephen Elected Lloyd came down in the a(cid:332)er noon. He has Jem Irvins run about car now Tue. 8 - Wind blew quite hard all day Mirt washed Wolf gang at Elmer Colliers Wed. 9 - I took a grist to Milford for grinding quite cold Thur. 10 - Rained most all the four noon and not very cold Fri. 11 - Wind North weather quite mild Sold two cows truck came a(cid:332)er them to day Price $200.00 Lloyd and Archie came down in the a(cid:332)ernoon Sat. 12 - I went over to Picton got a Box stove and stand from Bill Parmer Floral and Kathleen stayed over. Sun. 13 - Quite a lot of snow making good sleighing now Vistors in the a(cid:332)er noon Clinton Minaker Roy Dulmage Aldine Sco(cid:425). it was cold and bluster. Mon. 14 - Royden ge(cid:427)ng be(cid:425)er Wind North East and cold Tue. 15 - Royden went out to the Barn to day for the first for over a week Wed. 16 - Royden and I went up to Archi and got a quarter of Beef. Quite a lot of snow but cars are going just the same Thurs. 17 - Warmer and rained by spells all day Wolf gang at Geo. Hudgin's at night rained something awful. All night loosing most of our snow Fri. 18 - Royden and I drew out some manure. It was nice and warm Commenced to rain again at night and we had a heavy rain again Sat. 19 - I not feeling very good. Royden went over to Picton Girls came home with him And so did Wrex He came down to Picton with Lloyd The South Marysburgh Mirror Sun. 20 - Snow is all gone again And the ice went out again up to the Flats. Clinton Minaker took the Girls over to Picton Wrex went over with them He entends to go back to Lloyds with Standly Vandusen. Mon. 21 - A Very nice day I went over to Picton to Davis Due(cid:425)a and fi(cid:425)ed some shoes up for the Horses Tue. 22 - Royden and I cut some wood. At night Royden went out to Geo. Hudgins to a party. Wed. 23 - Change in the weather wind blew a gale and snowed by spells. Thur. 24 - It was a lovely day A(cid:332) er Dinner Mirt and I went over to Picton Poultrey show on We stayed for the night and went to the show. roads were good for cars. Fri. 25 - To day has been very stormy with high winds. had a lot of thunder and Lightning Sat. 26 - Some colder to day Royden went over to Picton a(cid:332)er the Girls. Roads were fine for cars Sun. 27 - Mirt Floral and I went around to Sunday School Lloyd and Family down Wrex came down with him Mon. 28 - A very nice day Not very much snow on the ground Mirt washed. Tue. 29 - Royden and I cut some apple tree wood at night Mirt and I went around to Howard Dulmage visi(cid:415)ng Wed. 30 - We are s(cid:415)ll having fine weather no snow to speak of and roads good for cars Mirt and I went down to Claton Dulmage visi(cid:415)ng Thur. 31 - We sawed up what wood we had up there is about 7 inches of Ice now and very nice ska(cid:415)ng This month's column was transcribed by Sarah Moran Collier, Buffy Carruthers, Liz Driver and Vicki Emlaw as a result of Sarah's transcrip(cid:415)on workshop in November. Their research notes are elsewhere in this issue. Seniors Directory Available of for their from The Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Associa(cid:415)on has published the 15th edi(cid:415)on of its Seniors Informa(cid:415)on Directory, made possible by the Re(cid:415)red funding Teachers Ontario Founda(cid:415)on. The informa(cid:415)on in this directory can assist older people, families and caregivers in finding resources to help seniors live at home. The 104 page directory is available the Community Care for Seniors office at 74A King Street in Picton. their caregivers are encouraged to stop in and pick up a copy of this valuable resource. at 613.476.7493 or www.communitycareforseniors.org For more informa(cid:415)on, please call Community Care Seniors and free at for