Lucy Sturtevant Diary, 1890
- Title:
- Lucy Sturtevant Diary, 1890
- Creator:
- Sturtevant, Lucy.
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1971.025
- Object ID:
- 1972.021.001
- Date:
- 1890
- Physical Description:
- 1 vol.
- Scope and Content:
- From Concord, N.H. camping on Lake Sunapee. Three tents. Went fishing. Neighbors called, arriving by row boat. A candy pull. Went to Concord for the day, steamer to Newbury, then train. A Manchester camper drowned in canoe with sail capsizing. Could hear music from hotel across the lake. Had a cook house; did the washing in a wash tub, then ironed. Henry fished, made Alpine stocks, played the cornet, was not in good health. The Scott boy went off with some things and Henry could not find a sheriff. Arrived Friday, July 18, 1890; left Friday, Sept. 12, their longest season of camping. Note that they camped for the first time in 1882. There is a register of visitors and callers for the summer of 1895. 1896 not filled in.Photograph
- Subjects:
- Outdoor life. , Women Diaries.
- Locations:
- Sunapee Lake (N.H.) Description and travel.
- Level Description:
- Item
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