Simsbury, 36 pages of census. 26 individuals in 13 households, 5 of them headed by nonwhites. Mrs. Jackson 2 Harry Jackson 8 John Thomas 2 Gabriel Reader 4 Emer Williams 1 Southington has 28 pages of census returns. 26 individuals again, this time in 16 households, 7 of them headed by nonwhites. Lampson Nichols 2 … Continue reading Sunday Research Report
Connecticut
Friday Research Report
Happy New Year! I'm actually compiling work for the whole week, since I didn't get around to any daily postings. This will be long. Which is also an excuse for explaining something about why I'm doing this. Yes, it's partly because it helps keep me working on the database. But it's also because it gives … Continue reading Friday Research Report
Sunday Research Report
The 1830 U.S. Census continues. Today I went through three towns! It's nice to not have all the school-related tasks hanging over me. Stamford. 53 pages of census, only 62 non-white persons; a surprisingly large number of pages with no non-white people on them at all. Two additional enslaved persons, one male and one female, … Continue reading Sunday Research Report
Tuesday Research Update
Today is the first day of the rest of my blog. (The semester is basically over now, except for some last bits of grading.) I've started databasing the non-white entries in the 1830 U.S. Census for Connecticut. As of start time this morning, I had 312 entries, 106 of whom represented households consisting entirely of … Continue reading Tuesday Research Update
Ella Warner, Oct. 24, 1923
On this day 92 years ago, Ella reported It has rained most all day but the wind didn't blow after this morning Mabel Upson was married yesterday, 10 o'clock, at Mr Tolemans Eliz, Sarah + I went to the Strand to see Penrose + Sam + it was rich It was pretty muddy on the … Continue reading Ella Warner, Oct. 24, 1923
The Warners Vote in 1923
Ella's diary entry for October 2, 1923, says: Mark went to the Dr's today. We all went + voted + then I went to the woman's club, to the tea + reception. It has been a fine day + warmer the boys finished Clarence Faber's Silo. This was exactly three years after Ella and her … Continue reading The Warners Vote in 1923
Kristen Noble Keegan, Historical Geographer 