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
Ella Warner
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
Ella Warner’s People
Ella refers repeatedly to a number of people by first name (or abbreviation thereof). I've been able to identify most of them, I believe. This information is based primarily on the 1920 U.S. Census records, but also some other census years. Ella - the diarist, aged about 71 at the time the diary beings. Mark … Continue reading Ella Warner’s People
Introducing Ella Warner
In August, I purchased a diary at the Mansfield Flea Market. The seller told me it was part of a lot of paper items he'd recently bought at the Brimfield Antique Show. I paid him $1 and brought it home, and started reading about the everyday life of a rural housewife in 1923-1924. It's not … Continue reading Introducing Ella Warner
Kristen Noble Keegan, Historical Geographer 