Conrad Sheckler's Diary 1848 - 1865
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This diary, in the form of a phamlet with no cover, each page having two columns on both sides of paper.
It is very hard to read with the outer pages being quite dirty. I believe this diary was written with
a pencil because there is so much dust and no ink blotches. See "History of Pencil"
The reading of this diary is best read on the computer.
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00..On trip to Columbus Ohio
01..Sleding a load of young folks
02..At maple surgar camp
03..Harvesting on 26th birthday
04..Election eve at Geo. Baker
05..Election of father as Justice
06..Trip to New York City
07..Dating Mary Ann Hauck
08..Got Married
09..Trip to Virginia
10..Panorama (Picture Show) Calif. Ocean
11..Cutting timber near Levi Millers.
12..With Gen.Winfield Scott
13..Presidential Election
14..Haderman's shooting match
15..In court in New Berlin as juror
16..Will Sarvis's about cow to fatten
17..Broke wagon in marrows
18..Father up (Conrad's 31st birthday)
19..Elected Justice/Amelia child case
20..Mother "Elizabth Struble" died
21..witness to suit about wagon
22..fixed deed for my hill land
23..to fair at Mifflinburg
24..plowed hill to plant peach trees
25..set out most of peach trees
26..Isaiah Struble here
27..got suit for son George ,7
July 1848
Jan. 1849
March 1849
Feb. 1850
Oct.1850
March 1850
May 1850
Summer  1850
Feburary 1851
June 1851
Sept 1851
Apr. 1852
Sept 1852
Nov.2, 1852
Feb.1853
May1853
Sept 1853
Feb. 1854
July 1854
Mar-May,55
Oct 15,1855
Jan. 1856
April 1856
Oct. 1856
April 1857
April 1857
Nov. 1857
May 1858
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28..Uncle John Struble here
29..helped lay road and pour tar
30..sold fathers land
31..was nominated county surveyor
32..A.H. Sutz began boarding with me
33..elected justice for 2nd time
34..broke wagon hauling grape stakes
35..George Struble buried
36..Uncle John Reber died
37..got things ready for Reber sale
38..tornado and hail storm
39..got horse shod, made wine
40..fathers mountain land files
41..military duty exemption examinations.
42..took off last of grapes
43..Uncle Jacob Struble to fathers
44..George & Mary ann very sick
45..planted grapes in new vineyard
46..deposited money in Savings Inst
47..T. Magee died in Centre County
48..George Hauck died
49..horse stolen by a Kleakner
50..to Lewisburg, fetched clock
51..sister Annie married
52..Aunt Ann Struble died
53..Lincoln funeral sermon
54..July 4th Celebration at Lewisburg
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Sept. 1858
Dec. 1858
March 1859
Aug. 1859
Dec. 1859
March 1860
June 1860
Nov. 1860
Feb. 4,1861
March 1861
July 1861
Oct. 1861
Dec. 1861
Sept. 1862
Oct. 1862
Dec. 1862
Feb. 1863
May. 1863
July. 1863
Oct. 1863
March 27, 1864
April. 1864
Sept. 1864
Jan.12, 1865
March 10, 1865
April 30, 1865
July, 1865
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