For a short biography of Marion Feltmate see the year 1932

1952

[Entries for 1952 are very sparse. Marion got married this year, and it was the year of her parent's 50th wedding anniversary as well - William Thomas and Margaret Ardelhia (Grover) Feltmate - pf]

Jan 31: Joe Munroe had dinner at Aunt Ethel's [Grover] too. Heard that Ed Mcdonald, Duncan's brother, died.

Feb 9: Went to work with Grover [Groves? -pf] and wife. Ernie came for me. Snowing thick when the boat came in. Carroll [Feltmate] & Munroe & George Fraser got 5000 today.

Feb 13: Ernie & I had fun waltzing.

Feb 14: Ernie and I and Jamiesons over to Dort's Cove

Feb 16: The boats haven't been out because the glass is down. Neta, Phylis, Barb, Mrs Gilchris and son Bill were at the base tonight. I was down.

Feb 23: Busy today. Ernie & I took a short drive and came home and fried sausage.

Feb 25: Clarence & Lillian [Rhynold] moved into their new house. I took a lunch down to Ernie & Harry [who were working at the base -pf]

Feb 26: the most snow I ever saw

Feb 29: Nettie & Arth came home tonight. [Nettie (Ward) Rhynold newly married to Arthur B Rhynold -pf] The plough was late getting through.

Mar 1: Party for Nettie & Arth at Earl Duncan's. Mama & Pa & I went. About 17 there.

Mar 4: Shower for Arth at Ina's [Grover]. 30 there

Mar 6: Quilting at Ina's for the Guild. I went to sleep on the kitchen lounge.

Mar 11: Pat's baby buried today in Port Felix. (Lee 7 months old choked)

Mar 12: Sent for spring & mattress & bed

Mar 15: Sylvia's & Rob's [Conrad] baby born at Guys. Hospital last night. [the baby was named Harold Fraser Conrad -pf]

Mar 18: Muriel's 2nd baby born last night.

Mar 30: United Church p.m. Mr Lovelock. I didn't go. Went to the base for awhile

April 1: Pa went to Antigonish with Dobsons. Paul McLaughlin came home from Germany for a few days.

Apr 2: Got my rose blanket from Toronto Mills

Apr 8: Beginning work every day.

Apr 10: Had choir practise. Lillian [Rhynold], Louise [Duncan], Nettie [Rhynold], Leona [Duncan], Ina [Grover], & Mrs Thurlow [Munroe], Mama, Mrs Jamieson.

Apr 11: Ernie & I went in to Vi Hendsbee's tonight for awhile

Apr 17: Ernie & I to Guysboro. got ice cream at the Bon ton.

Apr 18: Ernie was trouting today. He was here awhile this evening. Got 2 trout

Apr 19: Paid today from March 8 to April 8th. $24. The men are setting pots.

Apr 21: Ernie & I to Canso. Got my hair done at Peggy's. 6.50

May 24: Alice Conrad's reception. Ernie & I, Mama & Pa there.

May 25: Church p.m. Helen Grover's baby christened. The Hall got broken last night after we left.

Jul 8: Left Glace Bay about 9 a.m. Dinner at St Peter's. Went to see the fish hatchery. Home about 4 p.m.

Jul 10: Ernie & I for a drive and made up again. Big mine disaster in Glace Bay where Art works.

Jul 11: rain today. Took gingerbread up to Uncle George's [Grover] this evening. He has 2 pigeons

Jul 12: Mrs Tucker and Mrs Cummings were here with their husbands (Naomi Greencorn's daughters)

Jul 29: How Casey married Ber net.

Aug 6: Ernie went home. Havelock went to Morien with him

Aug 8: Mr & Mrs Row visiting. Wardie & Bess here this evening.

Aug 9: Ernie came back. Brought the engagement ring. Peter [Carroll], Helena [(Williams) Carroll], Aunt Anne [(Grover) Williams], Alice [Duncan] and Uncle Sidney's family [Grover], ours & Ernie all saw the movies here in our own house tonight.

Aug 24: Ernie & Mama & I to Aunt Anne's tonight. Herb Pelrine & wife here when we got home.

Aug 25: Herb & Curly left this morning. Charlie Dobson fell off the roof. Ina & Ida here tonight. I had supper at the base.

Sep 17: Married today. Went to New Glasgow.

Sep 18: Went to Pictou

Sep 19: Went to PEI

Sep 20: Went to Moncton

Sep 21: Went to Sussex. Back to Amherst and Parrsboro

Sep 22: Went to Belmont, Truro & New Glasgow

Sep 23: Went to Antigonish and down to Glace Bay

Oct 1: Came through Margaree Inverness to Guysboro. Stayed at Grant's Hotel

Oct 2: Came to Whitehead

Oct 26: Was to church.Mama & Pa to supper. Was down home tonight.

Nov 10: Got word that Anna died this morning or sometime through the night in her sleep. [Anna (Dunphy) was the wife of Marion's brother Lindsay who lived in Boston. She was only about 40. She had had the 'flu -pf]

Nov 11: Legion service at out church.

Nov 16: Carroll [her brother] here to dinner. We were down home for supper. Max & Lindsay phoned this morning. [her brothers in Boston-pf]

Nov 17: Ernie installed oil burner in the kitchen stove

Dec 24: Ernie & I went out with the basket. He trimmed the tree and I stuffed the goose. He went to work midnight

Dec 25: Church a.m. Mama & Pa to dinner. Ernie went to work 6. I went down home. Talked to Ma & Pa all evening.

Dec 28: Mrs J & I at candle light service in United Church tonight

Dec 30: Had the women at my place tonight. Aunt Ethel, Aunt Fan, Aunt Ina, alice, Mama, Mrs J, Barbara, Mrs Thurlow, Lizzie