Thursday, 30 June, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot, sunny, 80. Girls and I went to VBS and to Oneonta in pm. I went to prayer meeting at night. Had letter from Marilyn and she had had a miscarriage June 21st but was feeling much better.
Comment: Did not see that coming, don't remember ever hearing about it...our week at Pine Lake continues...I remember gorgeous weather and lots of guests and lots of tanning that I'm paying for now.....from left, Margie's friend Fran, Margie, Mary Ann's sister, back of brother David's head, (he is playing guitar) George Hallenbeck, Mary Ann's father...
Wednesday, 29 June, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot, sunny, humid. Girls and I went to VBS. Mary O'Hara and Debbie here when we got home and Carol went to Prattsville for afternoon with them.
Comment: I think Debbie is a Carmen or Wyckoff girl but not sure...Mary is Betty Hubbard's daughter and Carol's second cousin...another session at Pine Lake, ..not sure who the skinny guy at left is, Dick Aguilera, Mike Verde, Dad, Big John Verde and little John Verde...I think that's my Ford Falcon over Dick's right shoulder....
Tuesday, 28 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot, eighties, clear. Sue and I went to VBS. David and Mary went to Pine Lake. Sue went to Sunday School picnic at Leonard Reynolds at night. Stewart Mace was here in the afternoon. I voted in the primary at night. Clifton worked with the bulldozer. I picked berries for short cake.
Comment: I think Stewart is doing the hay. I can almost taste that wild strawberry short cake that Mom used to make...here is us partying at Pine Lake. We may have drank a little beer then....Mary Ann, Mary Briggs, Mary Hallenbeck, Anella Aguilera hoisting a few...
Monday, 27 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot and humid 82. Girls and I went to VBS. Anita and family here in afternoon. I cut ??? Donna's hair. We went to Grand Gorge and to Wayne's at night. Clifton and David cultivated the garden.
Comment: And Mary Ann and I are still enjoying the great weather at our rented cabin at Pine Lake. Here is Dick and Anella Aguilera, (childhood friends of Mary Ann. Dick lived on the same street, Division, as Mary Ann.), and brother David picking some tunes. Dick was and still is a very accomplished guitar player and he often goes to Nashville to play with the "pit" or "session" players there..he has an extensive collection of Les Paul and other guitars...
Sunday 26 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot and humid, 80's. The girls and I went to church and Sunday School then we went to Pine Lake where Gerald and Mary Ann were vacationing. Doug got dinner here for Earl and David. Liz Merwins's son killed about this time one day before he was to graduate.
Comment: Another tragedy...Mary Ann and I rented a cabin at Pine Lake in the Adirondacks a few miles from Gloversville and spent a week I think. We had lots of visitors.....Me, Mary Ann and Mary Briggs at Pine Lake in 1966...great party, my start on pre-cancerous lesions due to sun exposure
Saturday, 25 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot and humid, 84 some wind, very hot. Clifton worked with dozer all day. Boys helped some.
Comment: Dad is cutting a road to the Rother property part of which we used to call "the new seeding"....30 acres that Dad sold for $3000 when money was tight. I remember Dad or someone saying how amazed Rother was when he walked the property with Dad, how much 30 acres really was. Dad probably could have sold him ten acres for the same price had he known....Dad, not with a dozer but with a grader....
Friday, 24 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
80, Sunny and humid. I washed in am and Sue and I went to Stamford shopping. Got the manifold for the car and Doug went to LaVerne's to put it in. Sue went too. Carol came home with them. Clifton and Doug went to Keith's at night and got a bulldozer. LaVerne's here in the evening.
Comment: Finally figured out that "Keith" was Keith Buel, who's father was the landlord of Dad and Mom's first house just across from the reservoir. This was the Gilboa Post office in later years and of which, our Uncle Merel Hubbard was the postmaster. Keith's father was Bruce Buel. He made a living as a Watkins salesperson traveling door to door to sell Watkins products; health remedies, baking products and other household items. I remember he had a black 1934 Dodge with a Watkins decal on the doors....I remember Mom using the salves on us when we were sick....
Thursday, 23 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
80, clear and sunny. I wrote to Marilyn and sent some pictures. Went to Missionary Meeting in pm a Bible Camp and helped clean. Sue went too. Carol still at Roberta's. I went to prayer meeting at night. Our new pastor there for the first time. Soon as I got home we, (Clifton, Sue and I) went to Kingston to pick up Doug. David went to Thatcher Part to a picnic Mary's boss had. Didn't come home at night.
Comment: Pretty busy day.....Carol with full diaper and David John, about 1951 or so...
Wednesday, 22 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely, clear , sunny day, 70's. I picked strawberries, the first, finished ironing. Wayne, Laura and the baby came about two and stayed for supper, they went to Earl's and got a pup.
Comment: The strawberries must have been wild in the lot just behind the house and very small and very sweet. Seems like all the strawberries now are as big as eggs and certainly do not have the taste of the wild ones....a new baby and a new pup, I guess they'll be occupied...probably some sort of hunting dog, a Beagle, perhaps. Uncle Earl always had several dogs hanging around, from large 'coon to small rabbit hounds.....must have been a hot day, me about 1941 or two.....I still vividly remember this....
Tuesday, 21 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely day, 70. Did some ironing and worked on VBS material. I didn't feel too good. David finished at Oneonta, home 430. Sue went to school to help clean art room.
Comment: Not much going on......me and Doug, about 1945 or so....the hardscrabble days...LaVerne's Schwinn Roadmaster bike in the background.....
Monday, 20 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely day, 70's. I washed and went to Lavilla's about 11 am to work on Vacation Bible School material. We went to Wayne's and Laverne's at night a minute. Clifton went over to see Kath about bulldozer but he wasn't home. Sue went to a picnic with class to Nickerson's.
Comment: Not sure who Kath is, I think Dad wants a bulldozer to make a road for the Rother who bought some land........Hardscrabble days....me about 8 or so..
Sunday, 19 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, cool. Girls, Mary Ann and I went to church. Mr. Thomas, our new pastor and Miss Hunt and Mr & Mrs Hallenbeck here for dinner. They all left at 430pm. LaVerne's here in the evening. Carol went home with them.
Comment: Big "dinner"....Hubbard Hill 1980....Names??
Friday, 17 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Partly cloudy. I picked up Sue at school at 1045 and took Laura and baby and went shopping in Oneonta. Gerald and Mary Ann came about 4 pm. we got back about 530pm. LaVerne's and Wayne's here at night. Wayne traded cars, got a Rambler. Clifton home at 5am.
Comment: And the weekend begins.....nieces and nephews 1976....can you name them??
Thursday, 16 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Rainy day, cool, 50's. I painted stairs and hall door, finished ironing, did some cleaning, wrote to Marilyn. Our pictures came that I sent in Monday. I went to prayer meeting at night.
Comment: Pretty busy day, sure is amazing how picture taking has changed in the past 48 years...Mom was always into photography and I remember a quite expensive Kodak camera that she had for years.....this is pretty much it...with all the young kids playing with it, it seemed to last for a long time....
Wednesday, June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, cool, 60's. I took Rambler to Grand Gorge for tires. Went up to Wayne's, they came over for dinner and supper. Wayne shampooed my rug in front room.
Comment: At the time, Wayne was working for Sears as a carpet salesman so probably had some expertise for the task...somehow when I think of this, I'm reminded of one of his regrets that he talked about when I saw him for the last time in northern Virginia as he was dying: He said "I wished I'd gone to college"....and he was certainly smart enough to do it....Wayne as a toddler in the front porch of the Gilboa house about 1948 or so....Dad was the Gilboa
Highway Superintendent at the time...
Tuesday, 14 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, 75. Thundershowers at 4 pm. I did a lot of ironing and cleaned upstairs and the living room.
Comment: Hmmm...no visits or visitors for a change....the living room as Mom was moving out.....
Monday, 13 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely day, 75. I washed and sewed. Had letter from Marilyn. Called Mother. Went to church to Vacation Bible School meeting with Madalyn, finished putting in potatoes.
Comment: Tough to beat a sunny, 75 degree day on the hill in late spring, great views of clouds, mountains and flowers. Pinksters probably coming out on the mountains...jet trails in the sky....looking east from the Hubbard homestead....across the "spring lot"...here is my song about the "Spring Lot" performed by son David...
Sunday, 12 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Sunny and cool. Girls and I went to church and Sunday School. They and Doug went to LaVerne's for dinner and over to Wayne's for a while. Clifton and I went to Hallenbeck's home and at 530 pm took Doug back to Kingston.
Comment: Another "visiting" Sunday....Mary Ann's parent's, "the Hallenbeck's the year before at our wedding in August.....George and Mary....
Saturday, 11 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Cold and cloudy in am, 40-63, becoming partly sunny. David met Doug 12 midnight at Kingston. Doug and Carol went to Middleburg and bought a record player. We went to LaVerne's for a few minutes then on to Stamford and picked up Sue.
Comment: The family gathers for the weekend, this is probably what the record player looked like...now I have thousands of songs on the web and my mp3 players instantly available.....
Friday, 10 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Cloudy, rainy, 60. Sue stayed home. I didn't feel too good. Wrote to Marilyn. Went down to LaVerne's at night and we all went to Wayne's. Sue stayed. Carol went out with Gilbert, Donna and Jay and stayed at Donna's overnight.
Comment: Ladies not feeling well..another sibling picture with clothes on this time....
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| David, Carol, Gerald, Susan, Laverne, Marilyn, Wayne, Doug. |
Thursday, 9 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely day, 60's. I washed, cleaned wood house, finished garden. Sue and I went to prayer meeting at night. Clifton bought four calves. Thunder showers and heavy rain all night.
Comment: Quadruplet Holstein calves; 1 chance in 180 million....
Wednesday, 8 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Partly cloudy, 70's. Roberta and John took me to Middleburg after the Rambler and to Schoharie for the license. They were here for supper.
Comment: Another picture of the clan with Mom and her mother, Bessie.....in age order...1978 Mine Kill....
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Bessei, Frances, LaVerne, Marilyn, Gerald, Doug, David
Wayne, Carol, Susan. |
Tuesday, 7 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Mostly sunny, showers at night. I set out tomato and cabbage plants and papered my room. We were at LaVerne's at night and went to Stamford at night for forms for Rambler. They went with us.
Comment: I think it's interesting how much interaction there is in the family. Hardly a day goes by without some member of the family calling or visiting another....three, four times a week at LaVerne's or Wayne's. Doug coming home most weekends, Carol and Sue going somewhere with Mom, David around......here are all the kids in 1978..tough looking crew....
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| LaVerne, Marilyn, Doug, Wayne, Carol, Sue, David, Gerald |
Monday, 6 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hunid, hot in am, 78. Thunderstorms 1:30 pm and cooler, 68. I washed in am, set plants in window boxes, took paper off my room and painted it. Clifton and I planted potatoes at night.
Comment: Seems like a busy day.....those storms could be frightening but also very beautiful...a Hudson River School painting.....
Sunday, 5 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot and humid 78. Girls and I went to church and Sunday School. Carol went with Gilbert to Nickerson's Grove in pm. Clifton, Sue and I took the Rambler back to Middleburgh. Nice lot at church at night. Sue and I went.
Comment: Wayne is looking at the Rambler to buy...this might be the car..I see Dad's 1961 Plymouth and David's 1957 Fury in the background.....
Saturday, 4 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Beautiful day 70's, hot. Clifton and I made garden in am. David and Carol worked on lawn. Sue went to Corning on bus, class trip. We shopped at Middleburg in pm and over to Wayne's for supper. Went to church at night, Carol and I, nice crowd.
Comment: They usually put in a pretty big garden with wide rows to use the tractor to prepare and cultivate...
Friday, 3 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Warmer and nice. I sewed all day again, made myself a dress. Carol and I went to church at night and heard Paul Gibson.
Comment: No info on the web about Paul Gibson that makes any sense. Mom really gets into the sewing....here is the sewing room after Mom moved out.....
Thursday, 2 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Sunny and clear, 30's in am, becoming warmer. I finished Sue and Caro's suits. Went to Grand Gorge at night to store and stopped at LaVerne's a few minutes.
Comments: Wonder what the suits are for?.....Sue, Carol and David, early sixties...Craig's daughter Elise looks a lot like Susan...looks like a bleak day on the hill. Picture is looking east to Otis and Myrie Hall's place.
Wednesday, 1 June 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Partly cloudy, 50's high. I sewed nearly all day. Cut out Carol's suit and worked on it and my yellow dress. David stayed in Oneonta. I went to prayer meeting at night. Wrote to Marilyn and H. Jeagers. Received invitation from Marsha's wedding and Margaret's graduation.
Comment: Marsha is Marsha Vaughn, daughter of Lorraine and Howard Vaughn. Margaret is Mary Ann's sister. Howard and Lorraine:
You're always young in your mind it is said, No matter the face in the mirror, That you see with surprise then say to yourself, "What is that old man doing here?"
