EXCERPTS of Conrad Sheckler's Diary   1861 - 1863
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Feb       2  to Mifflinburg saw Uncle John Reber for last time alive
             4  John Reber died
           27  appraised part of John Reber's goods
Mar    13  election & got things ready for Reber sale
Jun     19  sold water rights to ___ Edelman
July    19  tornado and hail storm 
Aug    10  George and I to mountain for berries
           19  to Lewisburg Democratic Convention 
           24  took buggy to Mifflinburg for repairs
Sept    21 George's 10th birthday
Oct       3  to Aunt Magee's & Harriss shop got horse shod
           10  made wine and took Shaffel home
           18  took George to Mifflinburg to Dr. Van Valzah's, had fever
Dec      9  looking up lines fathers Mountain land
           11  George and I run lines along Bergstressen and Sarvis tracts

1862
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Jan       2  to fathers ( he started for Illinois) Just a trip 
July    25  distributing tickets for primary election for county surveyor 
Aug    23  George and I to Uncle Conrad Strubles Centre County
           26  to cousins John Shecklers - State College & Cousin C.H.Strubles. 
                  then off taking solders to North East.
           29  Kernever paid me in silver, none to be seen for a long time thereafter
Sept    11  to Mifflinburg examination of those claiming exemption from military duty
           21  to fathers. brother Benjamin back from army (deserted) - Ben's Stories
Oct     15  took off last of grapes
           22  to Klingmanns got press, in night pressed out grapes
Nov    25  I, wife and George to Midlandin, then by rail to Sunbury

1863
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Jan        2  to Hock's  to meet father & Hayes's to device Mountain land, nine came
            10  to Lewisburg R.R. station then to Harrisburg
Feb      10  George and Mary Ann took very sick, got Dr. Harrey 
Mar       8  fetched Amelia, Mary Ann relapsed
Apr      28  qualified appraises in P. Pontium estate
May      9  planted most of grapes in new vineyard
July       7  to Lewisburg deposited money in Saving institute
              9  Conrad's 40th Birthday
            30  George and I to Lewisburg to Nixons Circus
Aug     16  to Forest Hill Wm. Millers funeral - lost in Getteysburg Battles
Oct      11  Matilda Anderson, Em Rs wife, Barbara & Maria here to see Vineyard
            18  John Kline and wife of Illinois here
            29  Sister Amilia brought word of T. Magees death in Centre County, 
                    went with her part way to Annt Magees folks
Dec       5  setteled fathers and Peter Groves guardian accounts

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