1946 (Wednesday) – Went to the Library for about three hours. Afterwards, shopped and home. While at the Library, Sister Alkire asked me to help her for a few minutes on the Alkire name. They are from Virginia, but the tradition is they came from Scotland to Holland and then on to Virginia about 1650.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Tuesday) – Sister Allred and I went out on Genealogical calls. First at the home of Mrs. Rancel V. Sorenson at 287 North West Temple. She was in the hospital with a new daughter, her sister was staying in her home. We left two pedigree charts and two family group sheets, which she promised […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Monday) – Washed, went to the Genealogical Library. About noon, Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) was in town, so got a hunch I might be at the Library and came up there. We went over to the Historian’s Office to see Minnie Margetts. She was just leaving for lunch, so we accompanied her to the […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Sunday) – Attended Sunday School. At two o’clock, attended a genealogical meeting in the Relief Hall. Evening – I felt rather tired so did not go to Sacrament Meeting. Wrote to Dorothy (Dorothy Snader).
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Saturday) – It’s been raining most of the day. Received a letter from Dorothy (Dorothy Snader).
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Friday) – Sister Spitzbardt and I went on our ward visiting. We enjoyed it very much. Everyone at home welcomed us so. One home we came to there was a new woman in with the old occupant, as we entered, we passed a large chair and I noticed some legs dangling from the front […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Thursday) – Was busy home all day. We had Edna Nelson (Edna Viola Nelson) and her mother (Grace Viola Harper) here for dinner and they spent the evening with us. We enjoyed them very much.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Wednesday) – I went up to the Library, the wind was blowing terrifically, paper stated 50 miles per hour. I worked there for three hours or more and during that time it snowed so hard the ground had several inches on it. I had my umbrella, but not my galoshes, so I got my […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Tuesday) – Tuesday morning a Mr. Smith came and put on a new valve and cleaned the soot from inside the heater. Father (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I had to go to the bank to get some papers notarized pertaining to the Nephi property, which is being sold. I went to the post office […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Monday) – Did my bit of washing. Something was wrong with our gas water heater and with my oven to the stove, I could smell gas, so Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) phoned the gas company for an inspector to come down. A valve had worn out on the heater, it would take a plumber, […]
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Loony Lunts and Company 