Monday, cloudy and showers, hot and humid. I took Carol to school in am to see Mr. Hill about her schedule. Clifton and I went to Albany in pm to see about a job. Hard thunder showers while we were there.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Monday, August 31, 1964 The frances Hubbard Diaries
August 31, 1964
Monday, cloudy and showers, hot and humid. I took Carol to school in am to see Mr. Hill about her schedule. Clifton and I went to Albany in pm to see about a job. Hard thunder showers while we were there.
Comment: Dad is having a slow summer for work. Usually, his seniority in the union would allow him to work most of the time. Guess the work on the interstate highways is moving toward completion. That kept the whole family going for a while. I worked on I84 and I think LaVerne also before he went to work for Timberland. Dad worked on a lot of toll stations in the early sixties. Ike provided a great economic boon to the construction industry when he developed the program..take a look..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System
Monday, cloudy and showers, hot and humid. I took Carol to school in am to see Mr. Hill about her schedule. Clifton and I went to Albany in pm to see about a job. Hard thunder showers while we were there.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
August 30, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 30, 1964
Sunday, hot and humid, 82. Went to church and Sunday school. LaVerne and Roberta here for dinner. Clifton and I went to Louise's and I went to Middleburgh with her to see a woman about helping but couldn't find her.
Comment: Grandpa Elmer apparently needs a lot of care. This was before Medicare and Medicaid so there was no insurance for this kind of thing. These programs did not go into effect until 1966 so they were on their own and struggling.....wonder if he would have lived longer under hospital care.....he will die in exactly 22 days...
Sunday, hot and humid, 82. Went to church and Sunday school. LaVerne and Roberta here for dinner. Clifton and I went to Louise's and I went to Middleburgh with her to see a woman about helping but couldn't find her.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Saturday, August 29, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 29, 1964
Saturday, a warm and humid day, 80. Clifton and the girls went to Mother's for dinner and shopping. Wayne went to Oneonta and bought school clothes and me a new automated toaster. We went down to LaVerne's and Roberta's at night. Gerald went to fair and Gloversville.
Comment: The Gilboa School would provide transportation to the fair and I clearly remember attending as a FFA member. I also remember when I was about 12, I ate a candied apple, rode the tilt-a-whirl with Donald Tompkins and vomited the candied apple all over the compartment...ahh youth....
Saturday, a warm and humid day, 80. Clifton and the girls went to Mother's for dinner and shopping. Wayne went to Oneonta and bought school clothes and me a new automated toaster. We went down to LaVerne's and Roberta's at night. Gerald went to fair and Gloversville.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Friday, August 28, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaires
August 28, 1964
Friday, beautiful and warm, becoming cloudy in afternoon, 70's. I washed in am. We rode down to Conesville and around to LaVerne's at night, no one at home.
Comment: Quiet day with a ride through the hills in the evening....when I searched the net for pictures of Conesville, here are a couple that came up......been there and done that......
Friday, beautiful and warm, becoming cloudy in afternoon, 70's. I washed in am. We rode down to Conesville and around to LaVerne's at night, no one at home.
Comment: Quiet day with a ride through the hills in the evening....when I searched the net for pictures of Conesville, here are a couple that came up......been there and done that......
Monday, August 27, 2012
Thursday, August 27, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaires
August 27, 1964
Thursday, beautiful day. David went back to work. Clifton, the girls and I went to Albany and Schenectady to see about selling the car. I went to prayer meeting at night. Betty Jean was leader.
Comment: Probably getting short of cash and the need to sell the car...when we had cows, we could always sell one when money got tight...here is my recounting of some of the rough times on the hill and how we looked forward to The Milk Check...click the link below to take a listen.....
Hubbard Music Mountain: The Milk Check Original By Gerry Hubbard, David H...: T
Thursday, beautiful day. David went back to work. Clifton, the girls and I went to Albany and Schenectady to see about selling the car. I went to prayer meeting at night. Betty Jean was leader.
Comment: Probably getting short of cash and the need to sell the car...when we had cows, we could always sell one when money got tight...here is my recounting of some of the rough times on the hill and how we looked forward to The Milk Check...click the link below to take a listen.....
Hubbard Music Mountain: The Milk Check Original By Gerry Hubbard, David H...: T
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Wednesday, August 26, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaires
August 26, 1964
Wednesday, cloudy and rain in the am, becoming clear and fair in the pm. I ironed. Clifton took David back to Dr. at 8 am; he was better but his eyes bothered him all day. Wayne got home from work at 1 pm. Sue went to fair with Becky. I wrote to Marilyn.
Comment: The Catskills are always beautiful even in the fog and rain..David must have a pretty bad burn, here is what Barry Taylor said about the incident: "Gerald: I remember the incident..David was working with a welder named Rough House Currey from Beaumont, Texas."
Wednesday, cloudy and rain in the am, becoming clear and fair in the pm. I ironed. Clifton took David back to Dr. at 8 am; he was better but his eyes bothered him all day. Wayne got home from work at 1 pm. Sue went to fair with Becky. I wrote to Marilyn.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Tuesday, August 25, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 25, 1964
Tuesday, lovely day, warm, 76. Took Carol to Cobleskill to have eyes tested. Sue stayed at Peterson's overnight, she also went to Cobleskill fair with them Wednesday. David helped a welder and his eyes were burned. Clifton took him to Doctors at 10:30 pm. Clifton laid off at Johnstown. I wrote to Dougie.
Comment: David get's "welder's flash" and it's painful as hell. ( I got it when I was about 10, watching a welder in the Town Of Gilboa Garage). Working all day around welding without eye protection will burn one's eye even if you do not look directly at the welding. The flash bounces off reflective surfaces and nails you, kinda like how snow blindness occurs. It is very painful. From the web:
"Flash burns are like sunburn in the eye and are also called welder's flash or arc eye. A flash burn occurs when you are exposed to bright ultraviolet (UV) light. Sources of UV light include a welding torch, direct sunlight, reflection of the sun off water or snow, a sunlamp and other lamps including halogen lamps. Treatment may include dilating drops, dressing and antibiotics. Flash burns may cause infection which can lead to vision loss".
Barry Taylor was welding on the same job, I wonder if David was helping him?
Tuesday, lovely day, warm, 76. Took Carol to Cobleskill to have eyes tested. Sue stayed at Peterson's overnight, she also went to Cobleskill fair with them Wednesday. David helped a welder and his eyes were burned. Clifton took him to Doctors at 10:30 pm. Clifton laid off at Johnstown. I wrote to Dougie.
"Flash burns are like sunburn in the eye and are also called welder's flash or arc eye. A flash burn occurs when you are exposed to bright ultraviolet (UV) light. Sources of UV light include a welding torch, direct sunlight, reflection of the sun off water or snow, a sunlamp and other lamps including halogen lamps. Treatment may include dilating drops, dressing and antibiotics. Flash burns may cause infection which can lead to vision loss".
Barry Taylor was welding on the same job, I wonder if David was helping him?
Friday, August 24, 2012
Monday, August 24, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 24, 1964
Monday, clear, sunny, windy, 70's. I washed in am took Liz home. Sue went to last swim lesson. Made relish in pm. David and Gerald started work at a pipeline at Carlisle. Barry, Bev., and children here at night, brought Gerald home.
Comment: Brother David and I worked as laborers on a pumping station being built for a natural gas transmission line. Cousin Barry Taylor was working at the same job as a welder. I remember seeing him inside a large pipe welding two sections of pipe together and the smoke and vapors were flying. I spent the first day inside the concrete forms for the huge box-like foundation for the pump hand wiring 8 ' pieces of re-bar together into 18 inch cubes. It was a long, miserable, hot day and Barry, I and David just had to stop at a bar in Central Bridge on the way home and see if we could drink up all the beer they had....and I think we almost did..........not sure why Barry brought me home.....
Monday, clear, sunny, windy, 70's. I washed in am took Liz home. Sue went to last swim lesson. Made relish in pm. David and Gerald started work at a pipeline at Carlisle. Barry, Bev., and children here at night, brought Gerald home.
Comment: Brother David and I worked as laborers on a pumping station being built for a natural gas transmission line. Cousin Barry Taylor was working at the same job as a welder. I remember seeing him inside a large pipe welding two sections of pipe together and the smoke and vapors were flying. I spent the first day inside the concrete forms for the huge box-like foundation for the pump hand wiring 8 ' pieces of re-bar together into 18 inch cubes. It was a long, miserable, hot day and Barry, I and David just had to stop at a bar in Central Bridge on the way home and see if we could drink up all the beer they had....and I think we almost did..........not sure why Barry brought me home.....
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Sunday, August 23, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 23, 1964Sunday, cloudy, humid and hot. Girls and I went to church and Sunday School. Rev. Little and family were there for both morning and evening services. Attended Vanda Buel's funeral, Clifton was a bearer. Girls and I went to church at night. Papa, Billy, Aunt Flora and Emma stopped about 5 pm but didn't get out. Liz came home from church with us.
Comment: Funeral, Church, Sunday School, Mom's Relative visit.....
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Saturday, August 22, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaires
August 22, 1964
Saturday, cloudy and humid. We went to Oneonta after Carol about noon and stopped at LaVerne's and Roberta's and ate supper with them. The boys were all there too.
Comment: Kinda typical day, family congregates...here is view west from the top of Hubbard Hill near the fire tower.....
Saturday, cloudy and humid. We went to Oneonta after Carol about noon and stopped at LaVerne's and Roberta's and ate supper with them. The boys were all there too.
Comment: Kinda typical day, family congregates...here is view west from the top of Hubbard Hill near the fire tower.....
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Our 47th Anniversary, August 21, 2012
47th Anniversary, Gerald Elmer Hubbard and Mary Ann Hallenbeck
Married forty seven years, much longer than some lives
I wonder what the forces were that weaved us man and wife.
Me, disarming, she was cute, we met at Coby Tech
She later said she thought I dressed like someone from a wreck.
She came from a city and I was from the farm,
So we learned things from each other as we started arm in arm.
I told her tales of Hubbard Hill, of mountains and blue skies
And she of close Italian clans, all relatives close by.
Through long rides in the country, we drove and how we laughed
As loves first threads entwined us slow and gently in it’s grasp.
On weekends and when school was out, we always had to work
I drove the trucks and labored, she waitressed and she cooked.
Our together-times were perfect, the other times were not
And I gave her an engagement ring in a college parking lot.
In Gloversville we married, lived in Niagara Falls
And until son David came along, we really had a ball.
As first time parents we became quite stressed and tired and harried
And realized for the first time, By God, we’re really married.
But all that stress and hassle turned into days of joy
As we greatly loved the first one, then another baby boy.
Now they’ve all grown and moved away, so far, with lives with others
And through it all they’ve both remained, close friends with us, close brothers.
And after forty seven years there’s lots of things we ain’t,
But there’s one thing we’d both admit, the other ones’ a saint.
Friday, August 21, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 21, 1964
Friday, partly cloudy and cool, 60's. I washed in am. Sue and I went to Middleburgh shopping with Gerald's car. Emma gave us cucumbers and veggies and we ate lunch with Papa and Billie. Gerald went to Gloversville at night.
Comment: I can't remember what car I was driving at the time....and one year to the day I would marry Mary Ann Hallenbeck and stay married to this day, fifty-seven years later.......
Friday, partly cloudy and cool, 60's. I washed in am. Sue and I went to Middleburgh shopping with Gerald's car. Emma gave us cucumbers and veggies and we ate lunch with Papa and Billie. Gerald went to Gloversville at night.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Thursday, August 20, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaires
August 20, 1964
Thursday, cloudy and cool, 63. I finished ironing and made a blue dress. Sue went to swimming lessons. David joined engineers union. LaVerne and Roberta and Rudy Earl and another boy were here all night. Sue and I went to prayer meeting and we were late. Wayne didn't come home; car stalled in Roxbury. He called a tow truck but they didn't come until 8 am Friday. Clifton home late, had long letter from Marilyn.
Comment: A busy Thursday, car trouble, visitors, letter, sewing, ironing....
Thursday, cloudy and cool, 63. I finished ironing and made a blue dress. Sue went to swimming lessons. David joined engineers union. LaVerne and Roberta and Rudy Earl and another boy were here all night. Sue and I went to prayer meeting and we were late. Wayne didn't come home; car stalled in Roxbury. He called a tow truck but they didn't come until 8 am Friday. Clifton home late, had long letter from Marilyn.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Wednesday, August 19, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 19, 1964
Wednesday, partly cloudy, clear, windy and cool, 60's. I cleaned all through. David worked for Earl. Gerald got back from Conn. 10:30 pm. Doug left. Clifton, Sue and I went to Louise's at night, but didn't stay. The brakes failed on Gerald's truck on Oak Hill. The Lord was with him again.
Comment: So, a twenty hour trip to Connecticut and back then, the next day, hauling bark again from Mechanicville to Stamford. This would be my last trip for Timberland and Joe Gallo.
Oak Hill is a very steep mile-or-so hill on Route 30 dropping off of Route 7 into the Schoharie Valley ending at the Intersection of Route 30 and 30A just outside of Schoharie.
Wednesday, partly cloudy, clear, windy and cool, 60's. I cleaned all through. David worked for Earl. Gerald got back from Conn. 10:30 pm. Doug left. Clifton, Sue and I went to Louise's at night, but didn't stay. The brakes failed on Gerald's truck on Oak Hill. The Lord was with him again.
Oak Hill is a very steep mile-or-so hill on Route 30 dropping off of Route 7 into the Schoharie Valley ending at the Intersection of Route 30 and 30A just outside of Schoharie.
In 2019, 20 people were killed on this hill when the limo in which they were riding lost brakes and crashed.
Here is a link to that incident: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/nyregion/wedding-limo-crash-schoharie-ny.html
Anyway, here is my incident in more detail than you probably want:
Anyway, here is my incident in more detail than you probably want:
I hit the top of the hill at about 40mph. I was driving a Mack B61 with a Duplex 10-speed transmission in fourth over, loaded with about 25 tons of bark.
The bark trailers were dilapidated, used ones junked by the major truck lines and all had seen better days.
I hit the brakes hard to begin shifting down for the hill and the air brake diaphragms on the trailer immediately blew out leaving me with only the tractor brakes. This is like no brakes at all with a loaded trailer. I shifted down two gears into third over then ran out of RPMs to double clutch the transmission down further and began the terrifying ride down the hill.
My biggest concerns were the stop sign at the bottom of the hill and the cars that might be stopped there and also the cross traffic if I ran uncontrollably through the stop.
I was blowing the air horn trying to warn the traffic and listening in horror to the incredible racket as the large, straight-six diesel engine over-revved and got out of time.
The racket came from the 6" diameter cylinders going up as the valves with half-inch diameter stems were coming down.
From the din, I thought the engine would explode and come through the firewall into the cab. The optimal rpm operating range on that engine is about 2100. I saw the rpm needle go all the way around the gauge and get pinned at the bottom at about 5000 or so rpm.
Fortunately for me and the other folks in the traffic, the road levels out for a 100 yards or so just before the stop sign and the engine still had enough compression to slow the rig enough for me to shift to lower gears, inch up to the stop sign, move slowly through the intersection, and park the rig on the other side of the road.
I called in from a nearby house, (no cell phones at the time) and the dispatcher sent another tractor out to get the load. As I was waiting, my Dad drove by, saw me, and swerved across the road to stop by the truck and was almost hit by a passing driver who blew his horn furiously. We talked for a couple of minutes and he went on to work.
The replacement tractor came. It took about 40 minutes to unhook the trailer from the original tractor (Wow, I just remembered that tractor's number was 40) and hook up to the replacement tractor. We got back to the garage about 11pm that night and I went home to bed.
The next day Reggie Waters, the foreman, asked me what happened in a very accusative way and I remarked something about poorly maintained equipment. He said "You are immediately discharged" and then said something about how I should not have been on the hill anyway and that was the end of it.
I was out of work for about a week then, got a job laboring on a pumping station in Central Bridge with my brother David making about twice as much money in half the time......
The bark trailers were dilapidated, used ones junked by the major truck lines and all had seen better days.
I hit the brakes hard to begin shifting down for the hill and the air brake diaphragms on the trailer immediately blew out leaving me with only the tractor brakes. This is like no brakes at all with a loaded trailer. I shifted down two gears into third over then ran out of RPMs to double clutch the transmission down further and began the terrifying ride down the hill.
My biggest concerns were the stop sign at the bottom of the hill and the cars that might be stopped there and also the cross traffic if I ran uncontrollably through the stop.
I was blowing the air horn trying to warn the traffic and listening in horror to the incredible racket as the large, straight-six diesel engine over-revved and got out of time.
The racket came from the 6" diameter cylinders going up as the valves with half-inch diameter stems were coming down.
From the din, I thought the engine would explode and come through the firewall into the cab. The optimal rpm operating range on that engine is about 2100. I saw the rpm needle go all the way around the gauge and get pinned at the bottom at about 5000 or so rpm.
Fortunately for me and the other folks in the traffic, the road levels out for a 100 yards or so just before the stop sign and the engine still had enough compression to slow the rig enough for me to shift to lower gears, inch up to the stop sign, move slowly through the intersection, and park the rig on the other side of the road.
I called in from a nearby house, (no cell phones at the time) and the dispatcher sent another tractor out to get the load. As I was waiting, my Dad drove by, saw me, and swerved across the road to stop by the truck and was almost hit by a passing driver who blew his horn furiously. We talked for a couple of minutes and he went on to work.
The replacement tractor came. It took about 40 minutes to unhook the trailer from the original tractor (Wow, I just remembered that tractor's number was 40) and hook up to the replacement tractor. We got back to the garage about 11pm that night and I went home to bed.
The next day Reggie Waters, the foreman, asked me what happened in a very accusative way and I remarked something about poorly maintained equipment. He said "You are immediately discharged" and then said something about how I should not have been on the hill anyway and that was the end of it.
I was out of work for about a week then, got a job laboring on a pumping station in Central Bridge with my brother David making about twice as much money in half the time......
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Tuesday, August 18, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 18, 1964
Tuesday, clear and cool, 60's. Sue went to swimming lessons and I called on Ella in am. Ironed all afternoon. Emma called and said she had cucumbers for me. Gerald left at 2:30 am for Connecticut.
Comment: Emma is Emma Tenblad, Mom's cousin on her mother's side. Emma is on Mom's left and Marion is on the right, both daughters of Flora Tenblad, Bessie's sister.....
Somebody in Connecticut needed charcoal delivered early in the morning....
Tuesday, clear and cool, 60's. Sue went to swimming lessons and I called on Ella in am. Ironed all afternoon. Emma called and said she had cucumbers for me. Gerald left at 2:30 am for Connecticut.
Somebody in Connecticut needed charcoal delivered early in the morning....
Friday, August 17, 2012
Monday, August 17, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 17, 1964
Monday, cloudy and cool, 70. I washed in am. Baked 2 batches of cookies. Dolores Armlin had a baby girl. We called Marilyn at night.
Comment: Delores Ferris Armlin was Louise Ferris Hubbard's (married Elmer Hubbard), and Claude Ferris's daughter who was a year younger than I. Her husband, some years later, saw a raccoon in a tree along a road somewhere in those hills, climbed the tree to dislodge it and a companion, apparently trying to help, shot at the 'coon and hit Delores's husband in the chest. He climbed down from the tree, lay down on the side of the road, and died.......
Monday, cloudy and cool, 70. I washed in am. Baked 2 batches of cookies. Dolores Armlin had a baby girl. We called Marilyn at night.
Comment: Delores Ferris Armlin was Louise Ferris Hubbard's (married Elmer Hubbard), and Claude Ferris's daughter who was a year younger than I. Her husband, some years later, saw a raccoon in a tree along a road somewhere in those hills, climbed the tree to dislodge it and a companion, apparently trying to help, shot at the 'coon and hit Delores's husband in the chest. He climbed down from the tree, lay down on the side of the road, and died.......
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Sunday, August 16, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 16, 1964
Sunday, fair and warmer, becoming cloudy in pm, 70's. Sue and I went to church and Sunday School. We took Wayne to Timberland to fix his car after dinner and called on Vadna (Buel). Mother called from Billie's and they were down there for dinner. Sue and I went to church at night.
Comment: Vadna and Bruce Buel were landlords of Dad and Mom when they were first married. There are several pictures of the house with LaVerne in the yard. The house was also the Gilboa Post Office when my Uncle Merel was the postmaster for many years......I think this is LaVerne at that house.....and 46 years ago today Elvis Presley died an ignoble death sitting on a toilet with a severely impacted bowel due to narcotic use.....take a look: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
Sunday, fair and warmer, becoming cloudy in pm, 70's. Sue and I went to church and Sunday School. We took Wayne to Timberland to fix his car after dinner and called on Vadna (Buel). Mother called from Billie's and they were down there for dinner. Sue and I went to church at night.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Saturday, August 15, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 15, 1964
Saturday, bright, clear, windy and cool. David and Doug went after cable for gas line for our car. Gerald left for work at 6am. Clifton, Sue and I went to Middleburgh shopping in the pm and picked up vegetables at Billie’s. We went to Larry Harringtons at night to get papers signed for Gerald and on to the rally at church. Reverend George from Vestal spoke on sin.
Comment: Busy day for all....wonder where I was going..not sure what the papers for me were......
Saturday, bright, clear, windy and cool. David and Doug went after cable for gas line for our car. Gerald left for work at 6am. Clifton, Sue and I went to Middleburgh shopping in the pm and picked up vegetables at Billie’s. We went to Larry Harringtons at night to get papers signed for Gerald and on to the rally at church. Reverend George from Vestal spoke on sin.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Friday, August 14, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 14, 1964
Friday, cool, 58 hi. I washed in am and took Carol to W. Oneonta with David's car. He went to Boston with Murphy. Clifton, Sue and I went to Kingston after Doug at 7 pm, home at 10.
Comment: "Murphy" was the developer of Timberland so David is probably on a charcoal delivery run to Boston with somebody..., not me.....Doug is coming home most every weekend...not bad duty.....Here is Doug in the 1954 yearbook picture...When he was 10 years old, his eyes were injured in a car accident with me. I was 14, we were hunting woodchucks from my Dad's 1938 Buick when I was distracted by him trying to load a pump action .22 and ran straight into a large oak tree. He was injured when his head bounced off the metal dashboard. I was uninjured.
Friday, cool, 58 hi. I washed in am and took Carol to W. Oneonta with David's car. He went to Boston with Murphy. Clifton, Sue and I went to Kingston after Doug at 7 pm, home at 10.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Thursday, August 13, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 13, 1964
Thursday, cool windy, 52 hi. Came home from Louise's at noon. Went to Peterson's after Sue in pm. Girls and I went to prayer meeting at night.
Comment: A cool edge in the air...Hubbard Hill from a distance, tower just barely visible......
Thursday, cool windy, 52 hi. Came home from Louise's at noon. Went to Peterson's after Sue in pm. Girls and I went to prayer meeting at night.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Wednesday, August 12, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 12, 1964
Wednesday, cool and a good rain in early morning. Sue still at Becky's. Clifton, Carol and I stayed all night with Grandpa while Louise was at Auburn.
Comment: Grandpa Elmer needing a lot of care. Here he was in younger days tending to the chickens on Hubbard Hill...continuing on the dirt road in the background for about half a mile would take you to the house of my father and his eight children..
Wednesday, cool and a good rain in early morning. Sue still at Becky's. Clifton, Carol and I stayed all night with Grandpa while Louise was at Auburn.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
August 11, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Tuesday, hot and humid, 80. Sue went to swimming lessons and stayed at Becky's overnight. I baked cookies and did cleaning. Louise went to Auburn, NY; her step granddaughter had been killed in an auto accident on Sunday or Monday. I wrote to Marilyn.
Comment: Louise going through some tough times, granddaughter killed, Elmer dying...many years before this, her toddler son drowned in the swimming pool at Ferris Camp and her husband Claude Ferris, drained the pool and never filled it again.....here is a picture from Susan showing them in the early 60's in the house Grandpa built on Ferris Hill in Broom Center:
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| Elmer Gamalia Hubbard, Louise Ferris Hubbard, Early Sixties... |
Friday, August 10, 2012
Monday, August 10, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 10, 1964
Monday, 70, lovely day, windy, cool. I did a big wash in am. Mrs. Seaborg came in pm and I cut 2 jumpers and 1 skirt for her. She gave me $10.00. Paul, Norma, and children called, and Norma Ackerly and Timmy here in pm for supper. I was to go and help Louise with Grandpa at night but she called and said I didn't need to come. Doug called and asked us to send him $10.00 by wire; it cost over $2.00 to wire. Too expensive!
Comment: Paul Ellis was our first cousin, son of Madaline, Dad's oldest sister who died in her fifties of heart disease. The $10 Mom earned was worth $96 in today's funds. Not bad for a couple of hours' work....here is a picture of the Clarence Ellis family on the lawn of the Elmer Hubbard homestead....they are all deceased.
Monday, 70, lovely day, windy, cool. I did a big wash in am. Mrs. Seaborg came in pm and I cut 2 jumpers and 1 skirt for her. She gave me $10.00. Paul, Norma, and children called, and Norma Ackerly and Timmy here in pm for supper. I was to go and help Louise with Grandpa at night but she called and said I didn't need to come. Doug called and asked us to send him $10.00 by wire; it cost over $2.00 to wire. Too expensive!
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| Madaline, Doris, Glenny, Clarence, Paul in front |
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Sunday, August 9, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 9, 1964
Sunday, fair, clear, windy and cool. Roberta brought girls up to church. Clifton stayed with Grandpa. We went to Sunday School and went to Hallenbecks in pm to Gerald and Mary Ann's engagement party. Wayne went to work at 4 pm and David at 12 midnight.
Comment: This is Mary Ann and I at about that time on the porch of her families house in Gloversville where the party was held...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Saturday, August 8, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 8, 1964
Saturday, fair and cool. Clifton didn't work, he, the girls and I went to Middleburgh in am and to Fultonham after vegetables. I finished my green dress. LaVerne and Roberta here for supper, girls went home with them and stayed overnight. Clifton and I stayed with Louise and helped with Clifton's father. Ernest Snyder's Masonic funeral.
Comment: Elmer is pretty bad off and takes a lot of care, will be gone in about 6 weeks. Mary Ann's birthday today........Picture Mary Ann, Carol, Sue & Doug about 1964 or so
Friday, August 7, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 7, 1964
Friday, nice but cool, little rain early. Girls and I went to Jamesway, home 4 pm. Louise took Grandpa back home. Leaves beginning to turn. Very early.
Comment: Wow, early Autumn..fortunately, the beauty of the season almost makes up for it.....unfortunately Grandpa will die on September 21, 1964 a mere forty four days from now.....
Friday, nice but cool, little rain early. Girls and I went to Jamesway, home 4 pm. Louise took Grandpa back home. Leaves beginning to turn. Very early.
Monday, August 06, 2012
Thursday, August 6, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 6, 1964
Thursday, fair but cool. Sue went to swimming lessons. I was at Merle's all day to help with Grandpa. Winnie came in afternoon. Clifton was home from work at noon. Sue and I went to prayer meeting.
Comment: The nineteenth anniversary of Hiroshima..I remember my mother taking me to the Stamford theater shortly after to see a movie newsreel of the bomb going off...I think LaVerne and Marilyn went also.....
Thursday, fair but cool. Sue went to swimming lessons. I was at Merle's all day to help with Grandpa. Winnie came in afternoon. Clifton was home from work at noon. Sue and I went to prayer meeting.
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Wednesday, August 5, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 5, 1964
Wednesday, 60's - 70's, cloudy, cooler. Thunder showers at noon, quit a bit of rain. Finished ironing and cut out my green dress. Wayne took Doug to Grand Gorge to meet bus for Norfolk.
Comment: Quiet day..Doug returning to duty.....Grandma and Danielle, Todd's oldest daughter....
Wednesday, 60's - 70's, cloudy, cooler. Thunder showers at noon, quit a bit of rain. Finished ironing and cut out my green dress. Wayne took Doug to Grand Gorge to meet bus for Norfolk.
Saturday, August 04, 2012
Tuesday, August 4, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 4, 1964
Tuesday, bright, clear day, low 43 in am, 79. Sue went to swimming lessons. Doug and Carol called on Merle's to see Grandpa in am. I took a couple of pies down, ironed in pm. Earl over at night. Doug only one who went out.
Comment: Grandpa Elmer is in big trouble with a quite severe stroke. I was working so much hauling charcoal and bark that I barely remember these incidents....Here is Elmer and John, his brother, in better times....
Tuesday, bright, clear day, low 43 in am, 79. Sue went to swimming lessons. Doug and Carol called on Merle's to see Grandpa in am. I took a couple of pies down, ironed in pm. Earl over at night. Doug only one who went out.
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| Brothers, John & Elmer Hubbard |
Friday, August 03, 2012
Monday, August 3, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 3, 1964
Monday, clean, cool, beautiful day, 70's. I did a big wash in am, picked beans in pm. Doug and David worked at Timberland. Gerald was home at 4:30 pm and left at 11 pm for Boston. Girls and I at Merle's in evening and Lorraine's and Evelyn where there.
Comment: Everybody congregating at Uncle Merel's because of Grandpa Elmer's stroke. Here is what Susan has to say about it:
From Susan: Grandpa Elmer had a stroke that summer. I remember Wayne, Carol and me coming home from school, and the 3 of us learned that Grandpa had had a stroke, and Carol and I were acting silly – and Wayne told us that we shouldn’t be acting that way, since our grandfather had just had a stroke. I guess we didn’t understand the gravity of it, but Wayne did.
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| Hubbard Hill In Black & White. View From The Backyard Area |
Comment: Everybody congregating at Uncle Merel's because of Grandpa Elmer's stroke. Here is what Susan has to say about it:
From Susan: Grandpa Elmer had a stroke that summer. I remember Wayne, Carol and me coming home from school, and the 3 of us learned that Grandpa had had a stroke, and Carol and I were acting silly – and Wayne told us that we shouldn’t be acting that way, since our grandfather had just had a stroke. I guess we didn’t understand the gravity of it, but Wayne did.
Louise tried to take care of him for a while by herself, and it became too much for her. He was pretty incapacitated, as I recall. So, they moved him to Uncle Merel’s where the family would come, and someone stay at night with him, and also nurse him during the day. (I remember Mom asking ME if I would stay one night – but I did not want to… I was only 12! I remember asking her what I would have to do. I still am puzzled why she would ask me…)
I believe he died a few months later.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Sunday, August 2, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaires
August 2, 1964
Sunday, cloudy and cool, very light, scattered showers around. Girls and I went to church. Rev. Little from Vestal preached. We went on a picnic to Lasalle park, visited the Old Stone Fort and called on Mother and Norm a few minutes. Girls and I went to church. I had to speak to the young people. Pat left at 7:30 am.
Comment: Seems like quite the holiday...here is a link to the Old Stone Fort built and used during Revolutionary War times.....
Sunday, cloudy and cool, very light, scattered showers around. Girls and I went to church. Rev. Little from Vestal preached. We went on a picnic to Lasalle park, visited the Old Stone Fort and called on Mother and Norm a few minutes. Girls and I went to church. I had to speak to the young people. Pat left at 7:30 am.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Saturday, August 1, 1964 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
August 1, 1964
Saturday, nice day, not so warm. I baked in am. Pat Vale came at 1:30 and stayed overnight. Had a letter from Marilyn. Carol came home from camp in am. Pat and Doug picked her up. Grandpa was moved down to Merle's.
Comment: Not sure what's going on with Grandpa, might still be sick from a couple of weeks ago. He was always a quite vigorous man into his late seventies...I think he married Louise Ferris when he was about 65 or so.....here they are on their wedding day, I think...
From Susan: Grandpa Elmer had a stroke that summer. I remember Wayne, Carol and me coming home from school, and the 3 of us learned that Grandpa had had a stroke, and Carol and I were acting silly – and Wayne told us that we shouldn’t be acting that way, since our grandfather had just had a stroke. I guess we didn’t understand the gravity of it, but Wayne did.
Saturday, nice day, not so warm. I baked in am. Pat Vale came at 1:30 and stayed overnight. Had a letter from Marilyn. Carol came home from camp in am. Pat and Doug picked her up. Grandpa was moved down to Merle's.
From Susan: Grandpa Elmer had a stroke that summer. I remember Wayne, Carol and me coming home from school, and the 3 of us learned that Grandpa had had a stroke, and Carol and I were acting silly – and Wayne told us that we shouldn’t be acting that way, since our grandfather had just had a stroke. I guess we didn’t understand the gravity of it, but Wayne did.
Louise tried to take care of him for a while by herself, and it became too much for her. He was pretty incapacitated, as I recall. So, they moved him to Uncle Merel’s where the family would come, and someone stay at night with him, and also nurse him during the day. (I remember Mom asking ME if I would stay one night – but I did not want to… I was only 12! I remember asking her what I would have to do. I still am puzzled why she would ask me…)
I believe he died a few months later. The picture was sometime after their wedding. Grandpa built that house that they lived in on Ferris Hill.
Love to all – Susan Hubbard Ciacci
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