Emma #234: March-April 1948
Easter, recitals, puzzles, strawberries, and a short story class
The Journals of Emma Troutman Boylan
From 1927 Iowa to mid-1950s Philadelphia via the Great Depression, Oregon, WWII and more, my great-grandmother's journal tells one woman's story that touches on universal themes and key events in American history.
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Emma #233: January-February 1948
Snow, movies, radio, music, and the short life of Boo-Boo
Emma #232: November-December 1947
Sewing, birthdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
Emma #231: October 1947
Neighbors, music, fall colors, and a Halloween "spook house"
Emma #230: September 1947
Home from Iowa, politics, missionaries, High Holidays, and geraniums
Emma #229: August 1947
Sailing on a schooner, time for Gerald to go, and a road trip to Iowa
Special Feature / The Black Duck
The tale of a schooner.
Emma #228: July 1947
Sewing with Katharine, the Black Duck, concert in Ithaca, and caning chairs
Emma #227: June 1947
Heading into summer with an outdoor fireplace, a barrel-stave hammock, and—at last—strawberry jam
Emma #226: April-May 1947
New car, planting season, trip to Lake Success, opera premiere, and a writing lesson