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Item ID# |
AX2022.001.001 |
Title |
Five Year Diary of Francis Cooper |
Object Name |
Diary |
Dates of Creation |
Nov. 19, 1937 - Aug. 31, 1942 |
Creator |
Cooper, Francis |
Description |
Multi-year diary with up to five entries per date (earliest date recorded is November 19th, 1937, and the last date is August 31st, 1942). Written inside the front cover, "Francis Cooper, R.R.#5 Kincardine Ont.". Topics and notable events discussed include: - farming (turnips, grain, haying), - the weather, - Kinlough Church, - "hauling [cedar] rails" [for fencing], - going to a dances in Pinkerton, Bervie, Armow, Kingarf, as well as one in Glamis "by the Red Cross" (Dec. 1, 1939), - hunting, - piling wood, - dehorning cattle, - Dad & Mother attending Mrs. Brocklebank's funeral (Dec. 30, 1939), - hauling manure, - cutting cordwood, - "Went to town to see about the Perth Regiment" (Jan. 16, 1941), - studying agriculture bulletins, - working in the sugar bush and gathering sap, as well as building a shanty. - going to the horse races in Kincardine, - cutting and stooking sweet clover, - going to choir practice, - Francis bought his farm ("the Fuller farm"), October 1, 1939, and - Francis joined the army June 16, 1941 [or June 14, as recorded in daily entries...]. Topics and notable events mentioned throughout Francis' time in the army include: - soldiers reading and writing letters, - the compulsory sports afternoon, - planning on a furlough (saving cash), - working at the Railway Depot ("unloaded a [train] car of apples valued at $800"), ("unloading tea, condensed milk, raisins, etc."), - going to shows at night, - being on fireman duty, - places mentioned: Debert, Truro, Belmont, going for a hike out to Cobequid Bay (Nova Scotia); - "War broke out in Europe today" (September 1st, 1939); - "War was declared by Great Britain and France on Germany" (September 3rd, 1939); - "went to Paisley for Medical Examinations for Home Defence" (September 21st, 1940); - "Got notice to go to train military" (October 8th, 1940); - "Training - Am listed in the Perth Regiment" (October 14th, 1940); - Japan declared war on U.S.A. (December 7th, 1941); - "bought a fancy brass-laid bell" (February 2nd, 1942); and - "the big talk in the army is our embarkation leave thats coming soon" (around May 22nd-24th, 1942). Births, Marriages & Deaths mentioned throughout include: - Elroy's birthday, January 22nd, - Eldon Russel's birthday, January 23rd, - Dorothy's birthday, January 25th, - Beulah had a baby boy, February 22nd, 1941, - Beulah had a baby, May 22nd, 1939, - Beulah's birthday, December 2nd, - Jim Needham's birthday, December 6th (1858), - Francis' birthday, December 12th, 1918, - "Dad & Mother's wedding anniversary", March 13th, - Evelyn Stanley and Borden Reale(?) were married [1937], - Marjorie Swalwell married Colin Murray, June 9th, 1938, - "Beulah and Geordy got married", (June 29th, 1938), - Stanley and Laverne were married (April 10th, 1940), - Wilmer and Irene were married [October...] 1939, - Elroy and Addie were married Feb. 4th [in or after 1941?], - Jack & Marie were married in March [date and year unknown], - Irene Stanley died in October, 1937, - Marjorie Swalwell died July 9th, 1938, - "Aunt Emme died", (December 20th, 1938), - Mrs. Sam Hodgons(?) died in 1938, - Perry Swalwell died March 23rd, 1939, - Jack Thompson died March 29th, 1939, and - "Granddad died at 12:30pm", (November 30th, 1940). |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
2330 MB of textual records (TIF, 185 pages) |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright is expired. |
Places |
Armow Bervie Glammis Kincardine Kingarf Montreal Nova Scotia Pinkerton |
People |
Bell, Harvey Stewart Bonnett, Katherine Brown, Ogle Colwell family Colwell, Dave Colwell, Thomas Cooper family Cooper, Francis Cooper, Isaac Cooper, Joe Cooper, Mabel Cooper, Stanley Eskrick, Nelson Fuller, Charles Griffinham, Garnet Hauling, William Humphrey, Cecil Kerslake, Marion Lewis, Charles Laverne Mackenzie, Murdoch McLeod, Roderick Metcalfe, Irene Murray, Allan Murray, Colin Needham Family Needham, Harry Needham, Jim Needham, Lloyd Neil, Cliff Real, Borden Reed, Eldred Robertson, Ralph Russel, Eldon Sprong, Donald Stanley family Stanley, Evelyn Stanley, Hazel Stanley, Louise Swalwell, Delissa (Cooper) Swalwell, Marjorie Swalwell, Perry Tate, Helen Thompson, Jack Thompson, Jim Thompson, Laverne Valad, Gladys Waechter, Art Whitten, Cecille Whitten, Tom Woods family Woods, Austen Woods, Ed Woods, Pearle Woods, Wallace Wright, Lilyan Young, George Young, Isobel |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Crops Farm life Farming Military camps Military life Military training Second World War Social life |