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Conrad Sheckler's Diary 1848 - 1865
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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.
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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.

The reading of this diary is best read on the computer.

Click any page numbers at left

or go to:            The Short Version
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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 		July       1848
Jan.       1849
March 
Feb.       1850
Oct. 		........

05..Election of father as Justice
06..Trip to New York City
07..Dating Mary Ann Hauck
08..Got Married
09..Trip to Virginia 		March 
May 
Summer  
Feburary 1851
June 

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 		Sept 
Apr.        1852
Sept 
Nov.2
Feb.       1853

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 		May
Sept
Feb.       1854
July 
Mar-May 1855

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 		Oct 15,
Jan.       1856
April 
Oct. 
April       1857

25..set out most of peach trees
26..Isaiah Struble here
27..got suit for son George ,7		 April 
Nov. 
May       1858
. 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		 Sept.       1858
Dec. 
March      1859
Aug.   
Dec. 

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		 March      1860
June 
Nov. 
Feb. 4,     1861
March 

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		 July 
Oct. 
Dec.
Sept.       1862
Oct. 

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		 Dec. 
Feb.        1863
May. 
July. 
Oct. 

48..George Hauck died
49..horse stolen by a Kleakner
50..to Lewisburg, fetched clock
51..sister Annie married
52..Aunt Ann Struble died		 March 27,1864
April. 
Sept. 
Jan.12     1865
March 10

53..Lincoln funeral sermon
54..July 4th Celebration at Lewisburg
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July, 
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