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This is the notebook I have been referring to. Nothing
fancy; nothing fantastic; just a name embossed on a 6"x9" three ring binder.
But the information inside is what's so astounding especially when it
starts in the 1920's. You will notice I took no care in chronologically ordering these pages. They were scanned just as they appeared in the notebook. Because most of the files (each page is a separate file) are large to be able to read the information, I have split the notebook into 25 page increments. This is done so that you wouldn't have to wait forever loading files if you are using an older, slower computer. |
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pg 1 click on the page to enlarge it. Page that appears should more than fill your screen. If it doesn't, you will see a magnifying glass with a plus sign. Click on the page again. September 1928 pg1: S.N.T.Co. Winsted is the Sterling Name Tag Company in Winsted, Connecticut. "successive salary increase until salary was $.60/hr". |
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pg 2 / pg 3 1929-1935 pg3: Mom attended Harvard summer school. |
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pg 4 / pg 5 pg5: shows a list of places Mom worked. Some were private residents, one was a restaurant on Long Island, and the Sterling Name Tape Co, was a manufacturing plant in Connecticut. |
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pg 6 / pg 7 1935-1939 pg6: Winsted, along with New Haven, Connecticut, was a center for the production of mechanical clocks in the 1900s. The Gilbert Clock Company, located along the Still River north of town, was founded in 1807 and became one of the largest clock companies in the world at the turn of the century. The Gilbert School is a private secondary school that serves as the public high school for the towns of Winchester and Hartland. [excerpted from Wikipedia, the free (online) encyclopedia] My educated guess is that the 'Gilbert' mentioned
is the Gilbert School in Winsted because she also mentions
Susquehanna (Pa) and Deposit (NY)
where she taught as well. |
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pg 8 / pg 9 1940-1943 |
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pg 10 / pg 11 pg10: 1st summer married - 1943 gas rationed because of war Jimmy was born Billy was born family reunion 1946 - photo Dad had the flu then mumps pg11: $3.00 bought a pair of shoes $.10 bought a Bromo Seltzer |
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pg 12 / pg 13 June 1936 |
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pg 14 / pg 15 August 1937 |
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pg 16 / pg 17 pg17: Reader's Digest $.15 Dentist $2.00 |
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pg 18 / pg 19 March 1937 |
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pg 20 / pg 21 |
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pg 22 / pg 23 pg23: "[Note: these tips formed the basis for living expenses, Christmas gifts, and an aid in paying past debts..." |
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pg 24 / pg 25 |
