Holmes family diaries, 1892-1929.

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Holmes family diaries, 1892-1929.

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This collection consists of 30 diaries, kept by James Henry Holmes, Jr., his wife, Myrtle "Mertie" (Gallup) Holmes and her younger sister, Leila Gallup (b. 1892) predominantly for the period from 1892-1916. Seventeen of the diaries were written by James Henry Holmes, Jr. between 1892 and 1911, with the years 1893, 1895, and 1897 excluded. Ten were written by Mertie (Gallup) Holmes between 1897 and 1916. Mertie's diaries contain greater gaps than James'; the years from 1903-1906, 1908-1910, 1911-1913 and 1915 are missing from the sequence of her ten diaries. However, some overlap exists between the diaries of James and Mertie in the years, 1904 and 1905, when the couple appears to have shared the same diary. The final three diaries in the collection were written by Mertie's younger sister, Leila Gallup, in the years, 1907, 1910, and 1929. James' daily entries roughly summarize what he did each day, focusing primarily on his work and social activities. During the period from 1901-1911, when James was working at Cross Bakery, his diary entries frequently included details about his work and co-workers there. Other topics discussed in James' diaries include: family and neighborhood news, household chores, Modern Woodmen of America and Independent Order of Odd Fellows meetings and other leisure activities. James also recorded information pertaining to deaths, funerals, births, weddings, and fires in the community, sometimes including time of death as well as any unusual or noteworthy circumstances surrounding the death. Several violent deaths and suicides are mentioned. Lists of deaths, fires, births, and weddings mentioned in James' diaries are in the collection in folder 0. Mertie's diary entries also describe her daily routine as well as details of James' and her children's lives but are generally briefer and more narrow in scope than James' entries. Both James and Mertie included a quick mention of the weather as part of their daily diary entries. Lelia Gallup's diaries contain information on her daily activities, particularly visits she made, as well as brief entries relating to the weather. The earliest two diaries were written while Leila was still attending school, while the latest diary (1929) was written while Leila was living with her oldest brother, Charles.

.75 linear feet.

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Charles H. Cross & Son Bakery (Montpelier, Vt.)

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Holmes, Henry Alfred, 1883-1963

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Holmes family.

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James Henry Holmes, Jr. (b. 1879), the son of James Henry Holmes (1833-1907) and Esther Maria (Deavitt) Holmes (1854-1925), was born on March 27, 1879, in New York. The oldest of six, he had three brothers, Henry, Charles, Eugene, and two sisters, Phebe and Susan. Although the 1880 U.S. Census shows Holmes senior, Esther, and James junior living in New York City, the family soon moved to Essex County, New Jersey, where James junior's brothers and sisters were born. From the diaries ...

Gallup family.

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Holmes, Susan Carrie, b. 1887-1986.

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Holmes, Phebe, b. 1883.

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Holmes, Esther Maria Deavitt, 1854-1925.

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows

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Men's benevolent and fraternal organization. From the description of Independent Order of Oddfellows records, 1843-1901. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794006 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America is a fraternal organization which originated in England. The I.O.O.F. became independent from the English Old Fellows Order in 1834 after lodges were established in New York and Baltimore. Charity Lodge No. 6 was established in Stockt...

Holmes, Eugene George, b. 1884-1971.

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Roberts & Deavitt Bros. (Colbyville, Vt.)

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Holmes, Myrtle Gallup, b. 1882.

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Gallup, Leila, b. 1892.

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Holmes, Charles, b. 1881.

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Blanchard's Studio (Montpelier, Vt.)

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Holmes, James Henry, b. 1879.

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Modern Woodmen of America

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