Sunday, 31 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely day, cool. Clifton, girls and I went to church and Sunday School. David, Mary, Doug, Earl and us went to LaVerne's for dinner. Sue and I went to church at night. Rev. Markel preached.
Comment: Sounds like a nice day....in 1981 the church celebrated its 150th anniversary...here's John being John, Stewart Mace, Stanley Mace, Gary Reynolds and Mark Reynolds facing away....on the right, Janet Kingsley Hallock...
Saturday, 30 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Partly cloudy and cool. Called Marilyn in am. David went to Conn. Clifton and Doug worked at haying in pm. We went to LaVerne's at night for a short time.
Comment: Sounds like a good day for "haying"...Amazing that I can still remember when we did it this way....."As I rode down in the haystack and my Father held the horses back"....I also remember when our horses ran away after a load of hay tipped over on the rocks coming out of the "new seeding" at the foot of the mountain. A Campanella boy of about 18 was working for us and he jumped up on the team as it ran up and down the road and stopped it. Dad was mad because he could've gotten badly hurt...I think the boy was driving the team when it ran away...
Friday, 29 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Partly cloudy, cool, windy. Sue and I went for Doug at 730 am to Kingston. I washed in pm. Carman's brought Carol home 530 pm. We went to LaVerne's at night. I finished rush chair. Phyliss Clapper died. We had letter and cards from Marilyn.
Comment: Peter Rossi, Game Warden, supervised the fire tower, 1972-1986. I went to school with him. He was a cousin of Camilla Acello, a high school girlfriend from North Blenheim..
Thursday, 28 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Rainy and humid. Two inches of rain or more. I did some sewing. We worked on our rush bottom chair. Sue and I went to camp at night with Louvilla.
Comment: Camp is the Ferris Bible Camp owned by Louise Ferris Hubbard who married my Grandfather Elmer....and here they are, I think in Punta Gorda, FL......
Wednesday, 27 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, 70's. Debbie came after Carol in am. Sue and I went to Louvilla's in pm to help with a wish chain.
Comment: The fire tower was a big part of our lives in the late 40's and fifties. In the 1949 summer I went up just about every nice day and visited Fred Van Aken who was the Observer in '49 and '50. Here is Luis Flores who was the observer from '57 to '64...the younger kids often visited him also.....
Tuesday, 26 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Mostly cloudy, 70's. Very little rain 1:30 pm. I picked currants in am and cut out my brown check suit. Carol looked for Debbie to come but she called at night and said would be here Wednesday am.
Comment: Bet there's some currant pie coming up....here, in the fire tower cabin is a family...who is it??
Monday, 25 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, hot 80. I washed in am and took Carol to Schoharie after driving permit. Sue bought a new shell. We took money to Grand Gorge bank at night for David and stopped at LaVerne's. Sue stayed down. We called Marilyn at night. They had just sold their house.
Comment: Momentous day...Carol Sylvia......
Sunday, 24 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, hot, humid, about 80. Girls and I went to church and Sunday School. Celebrated Carol's birthday with the family here for dinner. Mary Briggs and Mary Renz, Mr. and Mrs. Hallenbeck came in afternoon. Lorraine and Howard came and Earl too and were here for supper. I went to church at night. Gerald and Mary Ann called, they had ?? on phone, new car.
Comment: I guess we had someone on the phone with us but I can't make it out. Guess we also got a new car but I don't remember it....Dad and Mom at the church parsonage in 1981.
Saturday, 23 July 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day. Clifton did some mowing. David took the girls, Mary and her sister to a picnic on North Lake. We picked Mother and Norm up and went to Papa's and Billie's in the afternoon and were there for supper.
Comment: The weekend begins.....Here is a picture of Mother and Norm and Papa and Billie with Grandma Barber, Clarence's Mother, and Mom as a teenager.
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| Grandma Barber, Norm, Mom, Bessie, Clarence, Billie, |
Friday, 22 July 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, cool. I washed in am and finished Carol's suit. Went to Wayne's at night.
Comment: Terse...Wayne with his three oldest, Waynie, Michele, Wayne, Chrissie....at Mom's funeral in June 2005
Thursday, 21 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Clear, fair, cool. Roberta, John and I went shopping in Cobleskill in afternoon. I went to prayer meeting at night. I wrote to Doug and Gerald and Mary Ann. Had letters from them.
Comment: Church is never very far away in Mom's life....the farmstead in early fifties....to the right is the old chicken-wagon house we tore down and used the lumber for the present day garage....
Wednesday, 20 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Cool, partly cloudy, 60's. Mary Renz, Roberta and John here in am. I cut Mary's hair. The girls went back with them and Mary brought them back 830 pm. I did patch work for chair. Clifton and I went to Middleburgh after feed at night.
Comment: Hard to believe...one of these kids is in the Navy....
Tuesday, 19 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
70's, cloudy and humid. A hard shower at 4pm, little rain in am. David came home about 11am. I wrote to Doug, Gerald and Mary Ann, had letter from Marilyn and Mary Ann. I ironed and cut out Carol's suit.
Comment: Does anyone write letters anymore? Amazing how that significant part of our life's is no longer in our daily activities.....here is Ina Belle and Dad. Not sure where or when, but certainly after Dad's stroke. His left hand is rigidly held....
Monday, 18 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Mostly cloudy, 70's. I did a big wash in am. Roberta brought the girls home and was here in the afternoon.
Comment: Little did we know that three years hence, our second son Craig Evan would be born on this day in Trenton, Michigan. About two weeks later, he would be on a plane to Albany, NY as we moved back to NY for my new job at GE Plastics in Selkirk.....here he is just home from the hospital with me, David and grandmother, Mary Hallenbeck.....Flat Rock, Michigan 1969
Sunday, 17 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Sunny, hot. Girls and I went to church and Sunday School and I went to Glenridge Hospital to see Papa and we stopped for Judith. Girls stayed at LaVerne's overnight. David at National Guard.
Comment: Typical Sunday....Papa, Clarence Barber as a young man. Sometime hard to believe that my grandfather was a horse and buggy man when young...some good looking horses there....
Saturday 16, July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Sunny, clear, 70's. We took the girls to Oneonta to sing with Wayne in am. We left here 7 am. Laura and baby came home with us and Wayne was here for supper. Clifton and I went to Norton Hill and around looking for a rake in pm. David went to National Guard.
Comment: Not sure what kind of rake they were looking for, maybe one to use on the road Dad was building awhile ago....I'll bet they sang Wings Of A Dove.....too bad I don't have a recording but, almost as good, here is Dollie's version....
Friday, 15 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely, sunny day, cooler, clear. Girls and I went to Cobleskill shopping and ate there, home about two. We went to Wayne's at night so they could practice with him to sing at Sears Saturday am. Had letter from Marilyn.
Comment: Hmm..never knew they performed at Sears. I think Wayne was working there at the time. Another collage of family.....
Thursday, 14 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Cooler, lower 70's. I did some ironing, went to Missionary Meeting with Madelyn at Mrs. Edwards in pm. Wayne's were over at night and brought Sue home. Lyle's went to prayer meeting with me.
Comment: Lots of family.....anyone name them all??
Wednesday, 13 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Another hot day. Worked in garden in am. Sewed on my green dress. Mary Renz came after Carol in pm to go swimming. I wrote to Marilyn.
Comment: Quiet summer day....LaVerne, Gerald, Marilyn about 1939 or so...
Tuesday, 12 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot, humid, 82 here, 98 in cities. Girls and I went after Mother 830am. We stopped at Laura's and she and the baby went to Roberta's with us for a lovely dinner. I took Laura back home after and Roberta and John came home with us and LaVerne came for supper. Wayne, Laura and Michelle came late. All us women took Mother home at 730 pm, got back at 1030pm. Sue went home with Wayne and Laura.
Comment: Family comings and goings.....a collage of family.....
Monday, 11 July 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot, humid 78. I washed in am. Girls mowed the lawn. David home 415 pm. I called Billie and Judy to see how Papa was feeling, not very well.
Comment: Judy Barber is Mom's half sister. Papa was 73 at this time, about 8 years younger than me now...scary...LaVerne and Merel Jr, at about 12 and 11 or so. LaVerene had just caught a 21" inch trout from Earl's Pond, I think just after it was stocked by the state....picture taken on the front lawn of the homestead....
Sunday, 10 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Cloudy, becoming mostly sunny, upper 70's. Gerald and Mary Ann left just after we left for church. Girls and I went to church and Sunday School. We were home all day, no one here.
Comment: Wow, a no-visitor Sunday, that's quite rare...Mary Ann and I heading back to work, me at Ford's Buffalo Stamping Plant and Mary Ann at Niagara County Community College..Dad, Mom and Mary Ann.....
Saturday, 9 July 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Lovely, sunny day, 70's. Kids went to LaVerne's in am and swimming in pm. We bought steaks and went to Wayne's for a picnic at night. LaVerne's and Mary too. Got home about 1030pm.
Comment: Sounds like a pleasant summer Saturday..."Lily Pad Pond" Bull Hill Road, about a mile or so from the Hubbard House. Drove, ran and walked by it hundreds of times.....never knew it was officially named. Now on several web sites of the county...
Friday, 8 July 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, hard thundershowers around noon. Louvilla and I were at Malton's for dinner and did shopping. Gerald and Mary Ann brought the girls back at 1030 pm. Papa went to Glenridge Hospital, he had bronchitis and a bad heart.
Comment: Papa, Clarence Barber, would live until 1974.....the "Nose" from Visions Of Schoharie Valley....take a look....https://www.facebook.com/schoharievalleypictures
Thursday, 7 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice Day 70's. I cleaned all through. I took Louvilla and Peggy to Middleburgh to Lutheran church at night. We went to Papa's and Billies a few minutes.
Comment: Papa and Billie is Mom's father, Clarence, and stepmother Billie, who by the way was my mother's mom, Bessie's, sister. Clarence Barber and Bessie Laraway, I'm guessing recently married....some of the Hubbard men have some of Clarence's facial characteristics.....
Wednesday, 6 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Cloudy in am becoming partly cloudy in pm with heavy rain showers at nite 7 pm. Madelyn, Evelyn and I went to Bonnigers and picked strawberries. I got 30 quarts. Myrtie came down in pm and helped me do them. Clifton and Wayne took bulldozer back to Keith's at nite. I went to Laura's. I wrote to Marilyn and sent pictures.
Comment: That's a lot of strawberries.....Hubbard Hill, mid fifties..Doug and Uncle Earl on porch. Susan on left and Carol on right holding babies...not sure who they are....
Tuesday, 5 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Nice day, 70's. I did big wash in am. Laura and Michelle here all day. Wayne worked for Earl, they were here for supper.
Comment: Earl must be building another lake cottage.....too bad he didn't know he only had about 22 months to live, wonder what he would have done differently....here he is circa 1916 about six years old....below the picture is my tribute to him...
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From Left, Back Row: Clifton, Aggie, Merel, Madaline, Elmer
Front Row: Baby Evelyn, Lorraine, Earl. |
Monday, 4 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Overcast, cooler and a rain shower in am, 75. Clifton worked with bulldozer. Gerald, Mary Ann and girls left for Niagara Falls, 230 pm. We called Marilyn in am.
Comment: Vacation over, back to the Falls and work.....this is probably the weekend after when Mom and Dad came to get them.....
Sunday, 3 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot, 90. Mary Ann, the girls and I went to church. Sue and I stayed to Sunday School. LaVerne's and Wayne's here for picnic dinner. Roberta went to VBS program with Sue and me at night. All left about 9 pm.
Comment: Mary Ann's and my stay at Pine Lake over. John Hubbard and Mary Ann in 1966 on the hill....
Saturday, 2 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Sunny, hot, 86 degrees. Doug and David went to Oneonta in am. We went to Wayne's and LaVerne's in am. Clifton went to Doc Tepfer for his lips, arms and hands. Worked on Rambler in the afternoon.
Comment: A scorcher for Hubbard Hill. Dad would get some sort of chapping like infection particularly on his lips and hands that seemed to never go away. Not sure where it came from....I my tribute to him, I talk about him using Bag Balm ointment but I guess it didn't work that well......another Summer view on the Hill...Carol, Sue, Mary Ann Doug...
Friday, 1 July, 1966, The Frances Hubbard Diaries
Hot, sunny 82. Sue and I went to VBS and stayed to picnic. Carol stayed home to listen for Doug's call, he didn't call till 8 pm. I had a sick headache all afternoon. Wayne, Laura and girls went after Doug. David started work at Cobleskill. Gerald and Mary Ann came at 1045 pm.
Comment: Gathering for the weekend....here are a lot of us on the hill....Laura, Carol, Roberta Sue in foreground. From left background and I'm guessing, LaVerne, Doug, Mary Ann, Me, John and Wayne....
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?"
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