March 11
Laura M., age 15, North Carolina
March 11, 1998
Nothing special happened in school at all. Sandra picked me up & took me to work. (Carrie.) It was fine. Trudie, Wendy, Eric & Rachel picked me up at Mom’s & we all went 2 Dad’s. Ate dinner, played w/ Rachel (I LOVE HER) & did homework. Talked to Courtney some.
Laura M., age 14, North Carolina
March 11, 1997
Oh, God -- Sean is winning the game again. Zach was really nice in Bio -- he said that I could have any guy I wanted. :) Yeah, right. Went to mall with Renee to get some CLOTHES. It was so frustrating that I cried. It made me feel so FAT. Mom picked me up at 3:30. Came home and slept until 5:30. Did my homework. Had Subway for dinner. Played guitar. Watched the story. Talked to Courtney. I LOVE HER.
Anna L., age 75, Illinois
March 11, 1960
Dull day early, gloomy. Hadn’t done much when Bob and friend walked in. Got some breakfast for them. Hugh brot oil and had coffee, cookies and donuts. Took the rest of the A.M. to get straightened out. Pressed curtains and cleaned up Lo’s room. Didn’t get the door curtain fixed. Lo had a call from Geo and Einer. Lo late coming home but went to the cabin, enjoyed colored TV telephone hour.
Marcy S., age 19, Missouri
March 11, 1944
Cloudy but mild. Cut history and went to library to read for it. Good lunch. Betty and I had fun. Went to town at 1 - ordered Phi Theta pin. Back and did washing. Betty worked on her Dewey book and I started mine - 2 hours to do about 10 pages. Oh boy! I see trouble ahead! We went to vote at 5. Started to rain. Jane’s boyfriend came and she went out to dinner with him. Good dinner but we didn’t stay for dessert. Studied shorthand and English after dinner. Rained all evening. Nice. After studying I settled down with Jane Eyre. Gee! it’s so good - makes me sad to think of finishing it. Took bath. Great commotion around 11 when election returns came in. Ann’s roommate was elected Pres. of C.A.! Everybody yelling around. Read til after 12 and then to bed. Mary Jo did Betty’s hair up in oodles of tiny pin curls. Jane came in early from her date - gather that they had misunderstanding!
Marcy S., age 16, Tennessee
March 11, 1941
Bright, gorgeous, windy day. Beta Club met in morning. In English we have a terrible assignment for this week. What do those teachers think we are? In history, Marg. Kyte had some records on famous composers’ music. The victrola sounded funny and we all got tickled. Then had some dull reform reports. I finally yielded to temptation and put my head down on desk like many others; Clueny shamed us later and I apologized. Hate Latin sometimes! Guess what? Mary came back in p.m. -- Mr. Black had sent for her. Most of fourth and fifth periods Alford, Davis, and Black spent in office talking with Mary. She found out about Dad. All well. She came in fifth study hall and sat with me and then went in office with me last period. We laughed and talked and were serious. She is beautiful! G.L. was back for a little while. Mary not coming back till Monday. She is so sweet -- her feeling has returned. After school William drove us to town and then home. (Helen, Mary, and I.) Bright, beautiful, blue sky. To music lesson. Studied at night. Mom and Dad away. Wish I were dead! In fifth study hall, Hugh P. kept opening windows till we nearly froze -- once I told him, “If you open that window again, you’ll get something besides air.” Bunny likes Mary -- a lot.
Henry S., age 26, Michigan
March 11, 1888
It has been a blustering day, and don’t promise very good for a journey to Manistee tomorrow. I did not go anywhere today but over to Mr. Morrows after Milk. Mrs. Morrow and Dee were here a while this afternoon so were Fred and Jessie Neill. I wrote a letter to ma this afternoon. Sundays will be such lonesome ones for her as Effie was generally home those days. I wrote a letter to Will Stevens also. I fell down and hurt my muscular movement shoulder while getting in wood tonight.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Henry S., age 25, Michigan
March 11, 1887
When I started to get up this morning I had a pain take me in my head, but it went off upon lying down for a few minutes. I took some exercise on Freds snow shoes for my health, before breakfast. Wrote copies and then went to the store to study telegraphy. I helped Mr. Case a little also, filling an oilcan and doing some other things. I got no mail at all tonight. Am going to the opening exercises of the Teachers Convention tonight, it was real good. I was told by Mr. Case that he might have to leave by the first of April. That means business.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Cornelia H., age 25, North Carolina
March 11, 1862
Willie’s birthday- I finished a shirt today & began another. Mr. Henry went to Asheville. There was to be some salt & coffee sold today but it was not sold. (Government stores). Mr. Henry bought a horse today, an iron grey. He needs another yet which he will get from Steph Jones.
*(Fear in North Carolina: The Civil War Journals and Letters of the Henry Family, Eds. Karen L. Clinard and Richard Russell, used with permission.)
Samuel P., age 35, London
March 11, 1668
Up, and to the office betimes, where all the morning. At noon home to dinner with my clerks, and after dinner comes Kate Joyce, who tells me she is putting off her house, which I am glad of, but it was pleasant that she come on purpose to me about getting a ticket paid, and in her way hither lost her ticket, so that she is at a great loss what to do. — There comes in then Mrs. Mercer, the mother, the first time she has been here since her daughter lived with us, to see my wife, and after a little talk I left them and to the office, and thence with Sir D. Gawden to Westminster Hall, thinking to have attended the Committee about the Victualling business, but they did not meet, but here we met Sir R. Brookes, who do mightily cry up my speech the other day, saying my fellow-officers are obliged to me, as indeed they are. Thence with Sir D. Gawden homewards, calling at Lincolne’s Inn Fields: but my Lady Jemimah was not within: and so to Newgate, where he stopped to give directions to the jaylor about a Knight, one Sir Thomas Halford brought in yesterday for killing one Colonel Temple, falling out at a taverne. So thence as far as Leadenhall, and there I ‘light, and back by coach to Lincoln’s Inn Fields; but my Lady was not come in, and so I am at a great loss whether she and her brother Hinchingbroke and sister will dine with me to-morrow or no, which vexes me. So home; and there comes Mr. Moore to me, who tells me that he fears my Lord Sandwich will meet with very great difficulties to go through about the prizes, it being found that he did give orders for more than the King’s letter do justify; and then for the Act of Resumption, which he fears will go on, and is designed only to do him hurt, which troubles me much. He tells me he believes the Parliament will not be brought to do anything in matters of religion, but will adhere to the Bishops. So he gone, I up to supper, where I find W. Joyce and Harman come to see us, and there was also Mrs. Mercer and her two daughters, and here we were as merry as that fellow Joyce could make us with his mad talking, after the old wont, which tired me. But I was mightily pleased with his singing; for the rogue hath a very good eare, and a good voice. Here he stayed till he was almost drunk, and then away at about ten at night, and then all broke up, and I to bed.
*(The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S., edited by Henry B. Wheatley F.S.A., London, George Bell & Sons York St. Covent Garden, Cambridge Deighton Bell & Co., 1893.)