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Item ID# |
A2022.060.002 |
Title |
Diary |
Object Name |
Diary |
Dates of Creation |
August 11, 1920 - March 28, 1921 |
Creator |
Mickle, Kate |
Description |
Diary capturing the day-to-day life of Kate G. Mickle. Topics discussed in the journal include: weather, reading, writing, literature and memory work, learning French, working on centrepieces, card games like solitaire and seven-up, tennis, canoeing, physical exercise, attending fairs and plays, attending church, travelling with friends, calling on friends, afternoon teas, special suppers such as the Scottish Supper, as well as domestic activities of gardening, sewing, knitting, mending clothes, washing floors and dishes, grocery shopping, and picking up mail. Also frequently mentions her husband C.J. Mickle and daughter Dorothy Mickle. Kate noted books that she read during this period of time which includes, "A Maker of Opportunities" by George Gibbs; "Now It Can be Told" by Phillip Gibbs; "The Bells of St. John" by Grace S. Richmond; "The Irish Case" by Whitwell Wilson; "The Valley of Silent Men"; "Wounded Souls" by Phillip Gibbs; "Personal recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain; "The Blower of Bubbles"; "Joan of Arc" by Andrew Lang; "Great Events by [Famous] Historians"; "Peking Dust" by Ellen La [Motto]; "So American It Makes Me Angry"; The Street of Adventure by Phillip Gibbs; "Letters of Travel (1892-1913)" by Rudyard Kipling Other topics covered include: - January 19, 1921: Writing secretaries report for congregational meeting; -Attending Chesley Concert, February 11, 1921 titled "Musical Revue & Operetta"; - March 17, 1921: Went to see a performance of "The Minister's Bride."; - Attended various Bijou showings including "Haunting Shadows"; - February 16, 1921: Hockey train Chesley and Hanover playing in Owen Sound; - September 10, 1920: Mentions Walt Krug being quite ill in Waterloo after having tonsils out and having had a bad hemorrhage; - February 26, 1921: "Charlie Krug came around after tea to get some help with his paper (speech) on the League of Nations for the Oratorical Contest. His subject- "Disarmament"- and he does it well."; - August 11,1920: Writing minstrel jokes for a presentation that Charles was making. She noted, "They didn't use my jokes properly and missed a number of them."; - September 28, 1920: "At 4 pm, Dorothy and I went with Mr. & Mrs. Bell and Jean for a drive into Bentinck-I did not know there was such beautiful scenery near Chesley. Hills & lakes and woods."; - September 29, 1920: Travelled with the Bells, Jean and Charles to the Southampton beach. She notes: "lake was great-green in spots-deep blue in others-white capped and great breakers rolling in"; - October 8, 1920: "Spoiled somewhat-after we left- [by] some of the usual [Gwedlum] eleventh-putting coffee into ice cream ices. There seems to be no end of it. World is no longer a comfortable place to live in and there are very few gentlemen among the new generation."; - October 16, 1920: "Went over to station with Charles who is going to the Red Cross banquet given for Herbert Hoover in Toronto."; - November 9, 1920: "Miss Pierce gave her notice yesterday that she is going to be married and will leave on 8th December. Over 5 years in the office. Will be hard to get anyone to take her place."; - November 11,1920: "Armistice Day. Went downtown in the afternoon to see about rings for Margaret and Alice. 3 minutes-silence at 11 a.m.- 3 taps of town-bell. did not hear it but kept 2 minutes silence at 12 a.m. Charles went to Soldiers' Memorial Meeting at 8 p.m."; - From October 31 to December 26th: Notes that Charles is suffering from an ongoing illness. Running a fever consistently.; - December 1, 1920: "Lily" (new stenographer Miss Brown) does not seem to be very capable."; - December 25, 1920: "Charles gave me a purple silk "Rain or Shine", a beautiful walnut & cane chair and a pair of fur-lined gloves."; - December 31, 1920: " Dorothy and Douglas went to a dance in Bieher's Hall. So ends 1920. Bells rang at 12 p.m. Got a very bad cold."; - January 3, 1921: "Elected old council & W.P. Krug. All men running are labor [liked]-defeated. By-laws at the Town Hall carried."; - February 12, 1921: "Jack McDonald & Alex Lustig were each fined $30 today for being drunk a week ago yesterday."; - February 15, 1921: "After tea-attended my first meeting as a Member of the Public Library Board."; - February 18, 1921: "Busy in the morning trying to get material for "The Haunted Bookshop."; - March 14, 1921: "Dorothy's birthday- 22 years old today." |
Provenance |
Items were discovered in the house formerly occupied by C.J. and Kate Mickle located at 192 2nd Ave. SW, Chesley. The materials were then given to neighbours and donated to the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre in 2022. |
Collection |
Mickle family fonds |
Parent Object |
Mickle Family Fonds |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
25 x 18.5 x 1 cm |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright is expired. |
Places |
Chesley |
People |
Mickle, Charles Julius Mickle, Kate Graham (Halliday) Mickle, Margaret Dorothy |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Downtown Family Housework Sewing Sports Theatre & cinema |