4 Life In The Past Nelson Hicks' Journals February 1929 Transcribed by Sarah Moran Collier Fri. 1 - Sow has 10 nice pigs. Sid Welbanks came out and got my Hogs Seven of them they weighed 1480 lbs @ 10=. Mirt and I went over to Jake's for the evening. Sat. 2 - Royden went over to Picton Floral and Bessie Wheeler came home with him Kathleen stayed over they had a ska(cid:415)ng party at night young people around the neighborhood came and they had a big (cid:415)me. Sun. 3 - A lovely day all went around to church but me. Mon. 4 - Royden and I worked at the wood Tue. 5 - Went Back on George Hudgins and got a load of wood Mirt Royden and I went up to Thomas Rose for the Evening Wed. 6 - We got out another load of wood Visi(cid:415)ng again at night at Stephen Dulmage. Thur. 7 - Quite a fall of snow last night Wolf gang here at night all came with cars. Fri 8 - Some colder Royden took up some logs to Milford went with the sleigh Sat. 9 - Weather some colder. Royden went over to Picton a(cid:332)er the Girls. Floral came home has a few days off Kathleen stayed over. Sun. 10 - Lloyd Luise Wrex came down has a new Durant 60 I went up home with him Mon. 11 - I was at Lloyd's we went to see a man on the other side of Belleville By the name of Hall. Lloyd sold him a Durant 60 and took a 55 on it then I Bought the Durant 55 and Delt my car on it. Tue. 12 - Lloyd and I came down home fetched my 55 down He sold Collin Hudgins a Durrant 60 and took Collins Wiffit up home with him today Wed. 13 - Weather colder with some snow. Thur. 14 - Lloyd went to Toronto a(cid:332)er Collins Hudgins New car Durant 60. Wolf Gang were at Collin Hudgins roads not very good. Came as far as here and all went down with the sleigh. Fri. 15 - Roads not passable for cars to day. Sat. 16 - Broke the roads out for cars to day Collin were over to Picton with the cu(cid:425)er got Floral and they went out to Jakes and Earls for a visit Sun. 17 - Royden and Floral came home from Jake's quite a nice day Quen(cid:415)n Minaker here at night. Mon. 18 - Floral is home for a couple of days. Royden and I went out and got a loadof wood Tue. 19 - Tom Rose and wife Geo Collier and wife were here vis(cid:415)ng Royden and Floral went over to Town to the Hockey match Floral stayed over for work. Wed. 20 - We went out a(cid:332)er another load of wood. Quite cold Thu. 21 - Stormed some all day Royden went over to Picton again to night with Alva Collier to a Hockey game The South Marysburgh Mirror Fri. 22 - Kathleen had some of the young folks from Pic- ton out tonight for a li(cid:425)le party Royden went over and fitch some of the youngsters out. All came with cars Sat. 24 - Feeling pre(cid:425)y blue to day up most of the night Wrex came home to night from Lloyds Floral came home Kathleen went out to Lloyds Sun. 24 - Floral Royden and I went around to Church A li(cid:425)le stormy to day. Mon. 25 - I took Wrex out to Lloyds it was a nice day roads were not very good to Picton But dandy from Pic- ton to Belleville Tue. 26 - Some colder to day I fixed up a high chair for ruth. Wed. 27 - Lloyd was down to day He has delt the Whip- pet for a Star Six 55. Bill went home with him Collin Hudgins Alice Mirt and I were up to Geo. Colliers vis(cid:415)ng. Thur. 28 - Warmer to day. Royden and I went out and got a load of cedar for fencing Clayton Dulmage came home from the Hospitle last night. He had an Apera(cid:415)on for Appendicide He is feeling fine now. Sat. 30 - I went over to Picton Davis went over with me. Floral and Kathleen came home. Sarah's Research Notes Insight, Information & Anecdotes About Nelson Hicks' Journal Entries the Nelson writes of two trips to town to see a hockey game. It was during the 1920s that hockey had rapidly became more popular. The NHL was formed with three teams in 1917 and by 1927 there were 10 teams. In this era the Hart memorial Trophy, the Lady Byng Trophy and the Vezina Trophy came into being, and safety equipment ini(cid:415)ated. was The freewheeling 1920's ushered in first golden age of women's hockey. The first women's provincial championship in Ontario had been held in Picton. The first goaltender ever to use a mask was a woman, in 1927; she wore a fencing mask, to apparently protect recently completed dental work. From February 1929, here's a charmingly illustrated Saturday Evening Post cover, shin pads included!