A vintage black and white photograph of a man and a woman posing closely together, with the man wearing a white shirt and the woman in a polka dot blouse, both smiling at the camera.

Tag: 1983

  • Diary Entry for 12/18/1983

    Sunday School program during church hour. Just great. 123 present. Had refreshments after. Gave Rev. Salisbury $155.00. Charge Conference at Mills in evening.

  • Diary Entry for 12/19/1983

    Cold sunny day. Merrill shoveled driveway. Sent last of Christmas cards and notes. Made fudge. We made vegetable soup. Froze some. Darcy and Joey brought us their picture. Marty here in evening. Gave them candy to hang on tree.

  • Diary Entry for 12/20/1983

    22° below zero during night. Only up to zero today. Sunny. Vern, Steve, and Gail here for supper on way home from Potsdam.

  • Diary Entry for 12/21/1983

    Down to 22 below zero over night. Up to 10 above today. Wrapped gifts. Got bill for Robbins for furnace repairs this fall. $137.00. Stuart Haggerty and Lori Farrill married tonight at Philadelphia Methodist church.

  • Diary Entry for 12/22/1983

    Most of school closed because of bad weather. Windy. We went for groceries. Countryman’s gave us basket of fruit, 2 pens and 2 calendars. Sent them thank you card. Joey brought us cookies.

  • Diary Entry for 12/23/1983

    Nice today but cold, 20°. Some wind. Washed. Donna would be 40 today had she lived. Stormy in PM and evening. Cheryl brought us box of candy gift.

  • Diary Entry for 12/24/1983

    Christmas Eve Service at Evans Mills. We didn’t go. Stormed all day. Had our tree in evening. Kevin and Jennifer Drake brought us basket of sweets. Vernon’s and Jim Myer’s leave for Florida tomorrow by train.

  • Diary Entry for 12/25/1983

    We went to Jim’s. Audrey went with us. A sunny day but cold. Below zero all day. A nice day together. I was sick all night and had the chills. We went to 9:30 church service for both churches held at Philadelphia. Only 29 out. Very cold.

  • Diary Entry for 12/26/1983

    I feel much better today but still have a fever. Stormed hard all day. Linda got us milk at store.

  • Diary Entry for 12/27/1983

    Stormed all day but warmer. My arthritis bad today. Merrill went to bank and to Carthage to Gambles for electric starter for snow blower. Cost $109.54. Audrey called. Also Aunt Maude. Florence Hogaboom, 75, died of cancer.

  • Diary Entry for 12/28/1983

    We took down tree and Christmas decorations. Warmer but cloudy. Rebekah’s canceled. Freezing rain in evening. Jim and scouts leave for survival campout.

  • Diary Entry for 12/29/1983

    Florence Hogaboom, 75 funeral in Oswego. Merrill got snow blower going and cleaned driveway. Gary helped. Sun out by spells. Blowing snow. Great in PM and evening. We went for groceries in PM. McCormick’s Restaurant at Clayton burned. One of owners, age 29, died in fire, Mr. Dee.

  • Diary Entry for 12/30/1983

    Dr. Scanlon at 10:15. pressure is 17 in each eye. Terrible stormy going and coming. Nice when we left. Had test on disk (?) that they used on me in Kingston in 1975. Dr. Pinkerton sent in Medicare claim, $25.00. Jane Pauley is off Today show. Had twins. boy and girl.

  • Diary Entry for 12/31/1983

    Vern’s and Jan’s got home from Florida. A nice day after all the storm. No special celebration this year. Watched the New Year in on TV. Sent in contests.

  • Diary Entry for 6/7/1997

    Cloudy day. No sun. Rained at suppertime. We took garbage. Got groceries. I took shower and washed my hair when we got home. Merrill planted pole beans and we planted marigold seeds by flagpole. I washed clothes. Jim B was over. He got a very low millage white sports car 1983 for an investment. Monte Carlo 55. Beliles have new siding-grey and insulation for their house. Linda has enlisted for 6 more years in reserves. She has been in 20 years. I made fruit cocktail cake. Merrill cleaned floors. Robert Congdon called. They are coming tomorrow.