Sunday Jan 11. Very cold and stormy. Temp. 10°.

Monday Jan 12. Very stormy and very cold. Temp. 7°. In British history Oliver got 56 and Oliver got 77. Uncle Gilbert and Oliver came in on the train.

Tuesday Jan 13. Dull and very cold. Temp. -16°.

Wednesday Jan 14. Dull and very cold. Temp. -7°. We got part of our rink flooded.

Thursday Jan 15. Dull and warm Temp. 30°

Friday Jan. 16. Dull and warm with some snow. Temp. 30°.

Saturday Jan 16. Dull and cold. Temp. 21°. Uncle Sandie, Aunt Lizzie and Robbie were in.

Sunday Jan. 18. Dull and cold Temp. 5°

Monday Jan. 19. Dull and milder. Temp.

Tuesday Jan 20. Dull and cool with snow. Temp. 30°

Transcription Tips

• Follow the example of transcribing provided in the first few PDF files of this diary.
• Click Edit when you’re ready to start transcribing.
• Click Detach to move the transcription box to a convenient location.
• Copy the text as it is, including misspellings and abbreviations.
• Start each new day with a new line. Otherwise ignore spacing and alignments.
• Use toolbar heading options for any headings in the text, i.e. diary titles.
• Use toolbar table generator for any tables in the text, i.e. finance records.
• Use toolbar comment option to add your own comments, i.e. illegible text or uncertain names or description of drawings.
• Use toolbar stroke through text option to transcribe crossed-out text.
• When done press "Save Transcription" to save your work.
• Note: If a line on one page appears to carry over on the same line on the next page, please check the next page and (if applicable) transcribe both pages together as if they are one page. Type your unified transcription under the first of the two pages.
• View more transcription tips.(Opens in new tab)