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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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<td>Sun</td> | <td>Sun</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>A Very Warm Day</td> |
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<td>Mon</td> | <td>Mon</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>11</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Drew up Sum Thrashing wood and Comenced to Put Minure Very Warm</td> |
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<td>Tus</td> | <td>Tus</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>12</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I was Putting out Minure and Picking off stone all Day Very Warm We got sum New Vines</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Wes</td> | <td>Wes</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>13</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Picking stone to Day</td> |
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<td>Thr</td> | <td>Thr</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I was Helping Mr Jackson 1/2 a Day to thrash I was Helping P Sullivan 1/2 a Day to thrash</td> |
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<td>Fri</td> | <td>Fri</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>We was thrashing all Day at Patsy Sullivans</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Sat</td> | <td>Sat</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at P Sullivans an 1/2 a Day at Mr Smiths Lizzie Came Home to Day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sun</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>another Nice But cloudy Day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mon</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I was thrashing at Mr Smiths all Day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Tus</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I was thrashing at O Sullivans 1/2 Day Terible Hot Day I Thrashed 1/2 Day at George Humphries</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wes</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I finished at Humphreys in fore noon A Nice Cool Day Martha Came Home</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thr</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>21</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I was Fixing up the granery all Day I was sick with a cold</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Fri</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>22</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>We Drove to Lansdowne in Morning got a Horse shod all round</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sat</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>the Girls Drove out to Uncle Edds a Nice But cool Day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sun</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>24</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>another very Cool Day the Girls came Home from Elgin</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mon</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I was Helping John Lappens to put in cement Floor in cow Stable all Day $1<u>20</u> Pd</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Tus</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I was Sick 1/2 a Day I dug sum Potatoes in the after Noon</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wes</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Dug sum More Potatoes</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thr</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>28</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>the first Day of Lansdowne Fare A Very Nice Warm Day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Fri</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>29</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>We went out to the Fare in after Noon a Very Hot Day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sat</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Martha and I went to Gananoque the Month Ends Very Dry and Hot</td> |
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Revision as of Apr 5, 2026, 10:32:43 PM
{A second and third table are included for the rest of August and September 1905 which was not included in the original photographs}
| Sat | 29 | I Drew in 1 Load of Hay A Terible Heavy Rain all Day Mr Waren Landon Died |
| Sun | 30 | a Terible Heavy Rane all Day the Grain is all Bent Down |
| Mon | 31 | The Month Ends Cloudy and Wet I Mowed sum around Fences |
| the 8th Month August 31 Days 1905 | ||
| Tus | 1 | We Went to Gananoque We Had Picture Taken Month Begins Very Warm |
| Wes | 2 | I Finished Hay We Drew in 2 Loads A Very Warm Day |
| Thr | 3 | I Finished Howing the Roots and Mowed {illegible} I Helped OS to Put hay in Stack |
| Fri | 4 | I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Stack all Day $2.00 A Very warm Day |
| Sat | 5 | I was Helping Benny Gaven all Day to Stack $1.50 I got a Pair of Heavy Shues A Very Warm Day |
| Sun | 6 | Quartely Meeting another Terible thunder Storm Last Night an all Day |
| Mon | 7 | I was Mowing around the grane Fence A Little More Rane at Night |
| Tus | 8 | I was Helping WB Warren Down in the Woods to saw |
| Wes | 9 | We cut the Wheat to Day Patsy Sullivan was Helping with His men |
| Thr | 10 | I was cutting grane with the Sythe all Day |
| Fri | 11 X | I was Reaping for Patsy Sullivan all Day A Very Cloudy Day |
| Sat | 12 | I Started to Bind our oats to Day Uncle Edd and Mary Came Out Amos McNeil Died |
| Sun | 13 | a nice Warm Day Amos McNeil was Put in Vault another Heavy thunder storm Last Night |
| Mon | 14 | I cut sum more Oats to Day All thats Ripe uncle Edd went Home Last Night |
| Tus | 15 | another Terible Big Rane Storm all Day Very Cold |
| Wes | 16 | A Nice Drying Day Every Place is Very Wet Now No Harvest Doing to Day to wet |
| Thr | 17 | We went to Gananoque Mary Quinn Went up with us A Very Warm Day |
| Fri | 18 | We Drew in the Wheat 6 Loads a good Drying Day {illegible} M. Cocert at Night |
| Sat | 19 | I Drew in 3 Loads of oats and Sum Rakens |
| Sun | 20 | Another Very Nice Warm Day Another Heavy Rane Last Night We went up to Mr Moddlers in after Noon |
| Mon | 21 | We was Drawing in oats all Day 5 Loads Jas was Helping Mr Smiths all Day Jas was Helping Smiths all Day A Very nice Day $25 |
| Tus | 22 | I was Mowing around the Swamps and fenceses in this field I got a suite of clothes $9.00 I Raked up Sum Rakings Jas was Helping Smith |
| Wes | 23 | I Finished Binding Here to Day a Very warm Day Jas was Helping Smith all Day Miss Rosey Patience was Married |
| Thr | 24 | I was Helping Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in grane Jas Helped the all Day I was Binding 1/2 a Day for P. Sullivan |
| Fri | 25 | I was Pulling Peas all Day Jas Helped Smiths 1/2 a Day |
| Sat | 26 | I Drew a Load of Cheese in fore Noon I finished Pulling Peas George Sumers came out A Little Rane Wess Johnston thrashed 1/2 a Day |
| Sun | 27 | another Lovely Harvest Day Mary was Home to Day |
| Mon | 28 | We Finished Harvesting to Day Had WB Warrens Man Helping Me A Little More Rane |
| Tus | 29 | I Went Sawing with WB Warren Down by union Vill A Very Hot Day |
| Wes | 30 | We w setting the Mill all Day Big Thunder Storm $12 Billy Earls Barns Burnt |
| Thr | 31 | We comenced to saw to Day a terible Heavy Rane in Evening $125 |
| The 9th Month September 30 Days 1905 | ||
| Fri | 1 | We sawed all Day A Very Hot Day $125 |
| Sat | 2 | Sawed all day another Terible Big Rane at Night $125 |
| Sun | 3 | it Raned Nearly all Day the ground is all covered with water |
| Mon | 4 | I went Down to Glen Buell to saw with WB Warren A Very Warm Day |
| Tus | 5 | We sawed all Day a Very warm Day Lizzie Lappen was Married |
| Wes | 6 | " " " " Beautiful Wether |
| Thr | 7 | We sawed all Day fine and warm |
| Fri | 8 | we sawed all Day another Very Nice Cool Day |
| Sat | 9 | We sawed all Day another Nice Cool Day I Came Home |
| Sun | 10 | A Very Warm Day |
| Mon | 11 | I Drew up Sum Thrashing wood and Comenced to Put Minure Very Warm |
| Tus | 12 | I was Putting out Minure and Picking off stone all Day Very Warm We got sum New Vines |
| Wes | 13 | I Was Picking stone to Day |
| Thr | 14 | I was Helping Mr Jackson 1/2 a Day to thrash I was Helping P Sullivan 1/2 a Day to thrash |
| Fri | 15 | We was thrashing all Day at Patsy Sullivans |
| Sat | 16 | We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at P Sullivans an 1/2 a Day at Mr Smiths Lizzie Came Home to Day |
| Sun | 17 | another Nice But cloudy Day |
| Mon | 18 | I was thrashing at Mr Smiths all Day |
| Tus | 19 | I was thrashing at O Sullivans 1/2 Day Terible Hot Day I Thrashed 1/2 Day at George Humphries |
| Wes | 20 | I finished at Humphreys in fore noon A Nice Cool Day Martha Came Home |
| Thr | 21 | I was Fixing up the granery all Day I was sick with a cold |
| Fri | 22 | We Drove to Lansdowne in Morning got a Horse shod all round |
| Sat | 23 | the Girls Drove out to Uncle Edds a Nice But cool Day |
| Sun | 24 | another very Cool Day the Girls came Home from Elgin |
| Mon | 25 | I was Helping John Lappens to put in cement Floor in cow Stable all Day $120 Pd |
| Tus | 26 | I was Sick 1/2 a Day I dug sum Potatoes in the after Noon |
| Wes | 27 | I Dug sum More Potatoes |
| Thr | 28 | the first Day of Lansdowne Fare A Very Nice Warm Day |
| Fri | 29 | We went out to the Fare in after Noon a Very Hot Day |
| Sat | 30 | Martha and I went to Gananoque the Month Ends Very Dry and Hot |
