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May L. Crawshaw Diary, January 1901 with Transcription

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Transcribed by Kimberli Faulkner Hull © Chasing Light Media
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January entries from May L. Crawshaw’s 1901 diary (Mary Louisa “Maye” Crawshaw) are transcribed below the images. Under each entry is a section labeled, People mentioned, which lists people in the diary entry and, if applicable, their probable/possible identities.

January 1

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 1 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

1 January 1901, Tuesday

Fair

It is New Years Day to day. We stayed up last night; Bennie, Mama & I to watch it in.

There was a cannon shot off at Rehoboth, & a bell rang in S. Dighton & Westville. Silence reigned in the centre of Taunton. I went to bed about 12.30.

Mama went down the street this morning & then forgot the bank books & had to go again.

People mentioned

January 2-3

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 2-3 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

2 January 1901, Wednesday

Fair

Helped Mama this morning & trotted down to Bush this afternoon & got the girls to come up to Scudder’s then we all went back to Bush, I had a fine time.

People mentioned

3 January 1901, Thursday

Fair

Went skating this afternoon on Bush. It was my birthday to day. I am 14 years old. Mama gave me $3 for a present.

People mentioned

January 4-5

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 4-5 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

4 January 1901, Friday

Fair

Helped Mama this morning & went skating this afternoon. I had an elegant time.

Bert told Mamie Daley about my diary & she asked me to bring it down & let her read it & I said no. I guess not.

People mentioned

5 January 1901, Saturday

Fair

Went downstreet this morning with Bert. Mama finished my waist this afternoon. Went skating this afternoon on Bush. Had a pretty good time Stanley came home tonight.

People mentioned

January 6-7

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 6-7 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

6 January 1901, Sunday

Papa went up to Mr. Kenyons this morning. Stanley went back tonight.

People mentioned

7 January 1901, Monday

Fair

Went to school today & went skating after school on Bush, but it was watery. We had quite a good time though

January 8-9

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 8-9 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

8 January 1901, Tuesday

Fair

We went skating tonight after school on Bush. Sophie & Alice P came to night. I got a tow of nearly every boy I knew that was there. During supper Hattie Lewis came over for us to go & we went up for Ethel Chandler & Lottie Conant. Quite a lot of boys (Irish) were there. We had a fine time before supper.

People mentioned

9 January 1901, Wednesday

Cloudy & Fair

Went down to Fanny Websters after school to night. She walked up to A. Scudders with me.

People mentioned

January 10-11

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 10-11 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

10 January 1901, Thursday

Cloudy & Rain

Bert finished the lace she was making before supper. Took my skates to school this afternoon, But it rained all afternoon so couldn’t go. Scudders was just grand too. The best it has been this winter.

People mentioned

11 January 1901, Friday

Rain

Nothing particulate done or said to day

January 12-13

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 12-13 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

12 January 1901, Saturday

Rain

We helped Mama this morning. (lots) We couldn’t go skating this afternoon. Stanley went to Steeles this week.

People mentioned

13 January 1901, Sunday

Fair

Bertie & I went down to Isabelle Brasselle’s this afternoon, but neither she nor Julia was at home. We stayed though.

People mentioned

January 14-15

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 14-15 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

14 January 1901, Monday

Fair

Mama went down street this morning. Bert & I went skating after school. Had a good time.

People mentioned
– Mama (Maria Stout Walsh Crawshaw, mother)
– Bert (Alice Gilberta Crawshaw Robbins, sister)

15 January 1901, Tuesday

Cloudy

Read “The Lakerim Athletic Club” in St. Nicholas & it is fine.

January 16-17

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 16-17 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

16 January 1901, Wednesday

Rain

Read after supper. Came right home after school.

17 January 1901, Thursday

Cloudy & Rain

We went skating on Bush about 10 minutes & then it began to rain so we came home Mrs. Robbins lent us an umbrella. It snowed around 6 or 6.15 P.M. Had my seat changed over to the boys’ side to day for whispering. The girls were a great deal sorrier than I was.

People mentioned

January 18-19

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 18-19 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

18 January 1901, Friday

Fair

Went over to Robbins this noon to take back the umbrella she lent us. After school I went over to Ethelle Chandler’s & then we went coasting. We coasted on Alfred Jackson’s double runner it is growing very cold.

People mentioned

19 January 1901, Saturday

Fair

Helped Mama this morning. Bert & I went over to Ethelle’s this afternoon to go coasting, but she was sick so we stayed over there. Lottie let us “A True Aristocrat.” Stanley came home tonight.

People mentioned

January 20-21

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 20-21 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

20 January 1901, Sunday

Fair

Stanley went back this morning as he has got to work today. Went down to Brasselle’s this afternoon. This morning Ben went over to Walkers’ for some butter & he came back he met Mr. Q. Dore, well, when he got back we were astounded us with the news that the Big Cattle Show Barn had been burnt down about 4 P.M.

People mentioned

21 January 1901, Monday

Fair

Finished “The True Aristocrat.” It is good, but too much (Johnson) like the others of Georgie Sheldon’s works.

January 22-23

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 22-23 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

22 January 1901, Tuesday

Went skating after school & was going after supper, but the Lewis’s didn’t come for us so we didn’t go. It was slightly drizzly anyway.

23 January 1901, Wednesday

Went skating after school. Had a good time.

January 24-25

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 24-25 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

24 January 1901, Thursday

Fair

Went skating after school. Had a fine time. We (Bert, I & Hattie Lewis & Charlie) went skating after supper. Quite a few (about 6 or 7) boys were there.

People mentioned

25 January 1901, Friday

Fair

Went skating after school. Not many except the Winthrop Schoolers were there. Miss Howe gave me back my seat. My presence didn’t grace the boys side long.

I don’t care if I never “go” back again. She said she would give me a front seat next time, I told her it would be too small & she said O, no it wont.

People mentioned

January 26-27

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 26-27 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

26 January 1901, Saturday

Fair

Helped Mama & went down street this A.M. This afternoon went to “The Bosom Friend of Mr. Bowser & it was foolishly bum. We eat some supper than went down to the pong, skated about 10 minutes; then went down to Tanny W’s to see if she was coming, then over to Brasselle’s for them, back again to Websters, found M. & A. Perkins were there & all went skating. D. & R. Brasselle, C, D, & R., Josselyn E. Hoxie & C. Whitely were the boys there. Isabelle came to stay all night.

People mentioned

27 January 1901, Sunday

Fair Isabelle & Bertie have gone to church to-night. Stanley has gone back to Boston. I have been reading nearly all day. John Rothwell came to see Papa about 4 oclock P.M.

People mentioned

January 28-29

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 28-29 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

28 January 1901, Monday

Fair

Bert came home this morning. Went skating after school & after supper, had an elegant time.

People mentioned

29 January 1901, Tuesday

Fair

Went skating after school & after supper Had a good time

January 30-31

May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901), 30-31 Jan 1901 entry; privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection, Massachusetts.

30 January 1901, Wednesday

Cloudy

Went skating after school. Bennie went with us after supper but Bert & I didn’t stay long because there were no girls & it was snowing.

People mentioned

31 January 1901, Thursday

Fair

It snowed quite hard all night as there was quite a blanket of snow on the ground.

Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, transcriber and compiler, “May L. Crawshaw 1901 Diary, January 1901 with Transcription” Chasing Light Media, Cool Adventures (https://cooladventures.com/genealogy/may-l-crawshaw-diary-january-1901/ : published 2021); May L. Crawshaw, Diary for 1901, January 1901 entries (Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1901); privately held by the Faulkner–Hull Collection.

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