March 16
Laura M., age 15, North Carolina
March 16, 1998
3 days! Today was good. Felt good about myself. Stayed after school a bit and then walked to Juice Shop. Renée “trained” me. So easy. Mom came at 5:30. Took Née home. Did homework. Ate. Went 2 writing. Came home buried in homework. It sucked! Talked 2 Ashley some, though. Asleep by 11:00.
Laura M., age 14, North Carolina
March 16, 1997
Up at 10:00; went to brunch at Brigg’s with Mom. Good. Went to sleep for 3 hours! Worked on English. Went to Crabtree. Got 2 new shirts. Came home and did homework. Made chili. Ate. Played guitar. TV.
Anna L., age 75, Illinois
March 16, 1960
Snow had been predicted and it sure was raging and blowing. Canceled hair appointment. Shoveled snow from porches, brot rug in full of snow and wet. Scrubbed it and rinsed. Lo and Jim out to feed animals early P.M. Geo came to eat had sirloin. Made apple sauce cake and pudding.
Marcy S., age 19, Missouri
March 16, 1944
Bright and cold. At 2:30 met in Mary Jo’s room for Student Congress rep. meeting. Discussed various things. Practiced from 3-4:30. Good piano lesson. Good dinner. Betty and I were going to see Desert Song but it had left. Jane gave us funny lecture on not yelling at each other. Vespers at 7:40 - Miss Stanton spoke on “So Little Time.” Studied all evening - Dewey’s Experience and Nature. Actually felt like studying hard!
Marcy S., age 16, Tennessee
March 16, 1941
Cloudy, cool, cleared in afternoon. Milder. Sunday school. Ruth and Pan not there. Ella has had her hair cut. Didn’t stay for church. Came home and studied. About 2:30 after dinner and dishes, Helen and I went over to Mary’s. Both of them had on new dresses. Helen looked so pretty. William took us riding. I honestly believe Helen likes him. We all teased them both. Mary thinks William likes her, too. Went to Norris Creamery. William bought us some ice cream. To Christian Education late. Fun afterwards. George pinned a picture on unsuspecting Miss Davis’s back. Wondered what happened when she discovered it. G.H. and I went to town (drug store). Home again. Lovely and much milder. Helen and I discussed William. George dined with us. Had lots of fun. Nearly died laughing. Then while I did dishes George imitated Mr. Roosevelt for me. Studied horrid history. Mary planning to be at school tomorrow.
Henry S., age 26, Michigan
March 16, 1888
Mr. Barnes came over this forenoon and bought Jimmie taking him away with him, so I will not have him to look after now, but I shall miss the little fellow after all. I finished packing one barrel, and got another nearly filled this forenoon. I received the Alphabets and Automatic Ink powders by mail tonight. Jessie Packard came over home with me and showed me how to fix some ink, and we looked over the specimens of penwork which I have.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Henry S., age 25, Michigan
March 16, 1887
Fred got up real early this morning and started for Traverse City with lumber for W. Case. Mr. Case went with him. I worked on the Inventory Book some, shaved, and then went up town and went to work again in the store. We finished looking over the Groceries and are working on the Hardware. I called at Mr. Waters today noon. Taught my classes this afternoon. I received a letter from Kate tonight, and one from Alice Spoor. Alice sent me 3 dollars to send and get her a Bookkeeping work and blanks. I received a copy of the Michigan Farmer and expect one every week now. I called Fred Waters and wife as I came home, they are settling in their home. Fred paid me for one of the notes I hold against him.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Cornelia H., age 25, North Carolina
March 16, 1862
I had headache this morning when I got up. Pray meeting at the Academy today. Em Murray was here this morning to see if there was any letters for Mrs. Hawkins but got none. Till Morris & Miss Sumner came here from preaching for dinner & staid till nearly sunset. I had the headache very bad at night. I was very sick at my stomach. Mr. Henry was very attentive, he bathed my feet for me. He is the kindest of husbands.
*(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 16, 1668
Up, to set my papers and books in order, and put up my plate since my late feast, and then to Westminster, by water, with Mr. Hater, and there, in the Hall, did walk all the morning, talking with one or other, expecting to have our business in the House; but did now a third time wait to no purpose, they being all this morning upon the business of Barker’s petition about the making void the Act of Settlement in Ireland, which makes a great deal of hot work: and, at last, finding that by all men’s opinion they could not come to our matter today, I with Sir W. Pen home, and there to dinner, where I find, by Willet’s crying, that her mistress had been angry with her: but I would take no notice of it. Busy all the afternoon at the office, and then by coach to the Excize Office, but lost my labour, there being nobody there, and so back again home, and after a little at the office I home, and there spent the evening with my wife talking and singing, and so to bed with my mind pretty well at ease. This evening W. Pen and Sir R. Ford and I met at the first’s house to talk of our prize that is now at last come safe over from Holland, by which I hope to receive some if not all the benefit of my bargain with W. Batten for my share in it, which if she had miscarried I should have doubted of my Lady Batten being left little able to have paid me.
*(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.)