96 Years Ago Today My Great Aunt Voted for the First Time (and wrote about it)
One woman’s diary written on November 2, 1920, when she could vote for the first time
Aunt Hattie
This Scarcity of Fats: The jar of cooking fat beside the stove
Did your mother keep a jar or can of used cooking fat beside the stove? This is why she did it.
The Hot, Dry, Dusty Summer of 1936
The story of the dust bowl and heat wave of 1936, told through one farm woman’s diary.
It Was All Dust
Hattie’s diary entry from 80 years ago today speaks to the unpredictability and ferocity of the Dust Bowl, which many people don’t realize extended as far north as the Dakotas.
Glorious Fourth of July, 1933
As the Fourth of July approaches, I thought you might enjoy a re-posting of a few excerpted July 4 entries from various years of my Great Aunt Hattie’s diaries. All of the entries below were written from her farm and ranch in Hidden Timber, South Dakota, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, and here is a video …