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Metadata
Item ID# |
A2012.087.014 |
Title |
Elizabeth Oliver Burgess diary, 1918 |
Object Name |
Diary |
Dates of Creation |
January 18, 1918 - July 19, 1918. |
Creator |
Burgess, Elizabeth Oliver |
Description |
Part of series 2 of the James and Elizabeth Burgess family fonds, this is one of nine diaries written Elizabeth Oliver Burgess, born June 14, 1896, son of Christina Thompson Rowand and William Burgess of Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario. The diary generally contains entries for every day from January 18, 1918 - July 19, 1918. Topics covered include: - friends and family (deaths, visiting etc.), - social activities (concert by Patriotic Society on Jan. 26, literary meetings), - church attendance and meetings, - health, - work done by herself and family around the homestead. (Her chores included baking, mending, sewing, washing, ironing, cleaning stove pipes, churning, sweeping, dusting, and scrubbing), - Uncle Alfred having a Bell Telephone installed (Jan. 25). |
Articles, Finding Aids, Transcriptions & Links |
Typed Transcript of Elizabeth Oliver Burgess Diary Jan.-July. 1918, A2012.087.014 |
Collection |
Burgess, James and Elizabeth family fonds |
Parent Object |
Burgess series 2 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
21 x 14 x 0.5 cm |
Restrictions on Use |
The diaries of Elizabeth Oliver Burgess are subject to copyright and may only be used for personal study, private research, or transcription for the Rural Diary Archive. Reproduction, scanning, or download for any other purpose, including publication, online display, or inclusion in a database will require permission of the copyright holder. Contact the Archives at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre to discuss the procedure for permission requests. |
Places |
Arran Township Saugeen Township |
People |
Burgess, Alfred Burgess, Christina Thompson Rowand Burgess, Elizabeth Oliver ("Olive") Burgess, Isabel Burgess, James Rowand ("Rowand") Burgess, William Burgess, William Noble Falconer, George Geddes, Oliver Hepner, Gordon McTaggart, Maggie McTaggart, Wat Schwass, John |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Agriculture Farm life Farming First World War Organizations Rural life Social life Weather |