1916 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A ST. ALBANS VERMONT WOMAN WHOSE WRITINGS CONTAIN A WEALTH OF LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

On offer is a treasure of St. Albans and Burlington Vermont local history and genealogical information. This is the 1916 handwritten manuscript diary of Carrie S. Janes. Rarely does one find so dedicated a diarist who never fails to mention by full name visits and visitors, business and local activities and happenings; she even uses the memorandum area fully to record births, deaths, calls made to her and returned etc., etc. We have never seen some much pure data charmingly written and presented in so small a package of 4 days to a glance leather Standard Diary and perfectly legible to boot.. Some of the names and notes she makes include: Sadie Wilbur, Annie Okie, Arthur Bordo d. 1.5.16, Hattie Woods 50, Abbie Carr funeral 1.9, Henry and Harold Perry, Uncle Tom Sherman, Will Preston, Elijah Parmer, Ada Cross, Fred Mayo's folk have a 10 lb daughter born, McAllesters undertaking rooms, Helen Phelps, Louise Ballard, Ned Hunt, Jim Campbell, going to the Opera, 10th Banner Grange Banquet, Mom and dad married 51 yrs 1.4.16 ++++ Overall VG.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; PRE SUFFRAGE, FEMINISM, WOMEN'S STUDIES, VERMONT, FARMING, BURLINGTON, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, AMERICANA, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel, GENEALOGICAL