March 2
Laura M., age 15, North Carolina
March 2, 1998
School sucked. I’m doing so bad in English! Went home w/ Renée — it’s been a while — it was fun. We laughed a lot. Mom came at 4:00. Did homework & story. Painted boards. Ate. Homework. Finished “Braveheart.” Talked to Ashley.
Laura M., age 14, North Carolina
March 2, 1997
Today was so SLOW. Mema, Pop, Em, and Cap came to lunch. Talked to Karen, Ashley, Renée, Courtney, and Brittany. Drove to Zebulon with Kathy and Bryan. Came home. Had dinner. Played guitar. Watched “Simpsons” and “King of the Hill.”
Anna L., age 75, Illinois
March 2, 1960
Not as cold predict snow later. Mrs. B. phoned also Mele Pierce. Lo late getting home to lunch in the meantime J.M. and Ida came. As it was snowing some J. wouldn’t stay said we would have a bad storm. Lo come right after one. I’m fixing the hem in her new dress.
Marcy S., age 19, Missouri
March 2, 1944
Cold and cloudy. Got 5 letters done in transcription! Ate at Mary Jo’s table. Had fun. Doris Dickson and her southern accent! Double siesta. Practiced at 3. Miss Good Smith sick with cold so didn’t have lesson. Read book and helped Betty with her book report. Milder by dinner time. Mr. Berry took vespers. His prayer ran something to the effect “Although we can never have perfect knowledge of Thee, help us to grow in the knowledge and love of Thee, without which we cannot even be ourselves.” I thought about that when I went to bed. I can’t quite describe the feeling I’ve had these last few days but I think for the first time I am honestly seeking for God. I feel honest and sincere as I never have before. And the hopeless feeling is gone… Read book after vespers and copied budget to send home. Jane brought us some gooey, yummy rolls from bus station -- hot out of the oven!
Marcy S., age 16, Tennessee
March 2, 1941
Lots milder. Lovely. Mom and Dad got home about 11:40 last night and, having forgotten the key, they hollered and woke us up for me to answer the door. Sleepy? Helen had to leave at 8:00 before the rest of the house was up. Got up at 8:45 and somehow managed to get to Sunday School on time. In church, Daddy’s solo was beautiful; somehow Mary’s feeling seemed so near. Wonderful sermon and wonderful man. Flowers from funeral very beautiful. The Hornsby’s gave us fourteen glorious white lilies whose fragrance scented up the living room the rest of the day. In the afternoon Helen and I went over to Mary’s (Dad got so mad about the Hi-Lite) and went riding with she and William. She had seen the Hi-Lite but I wouldn’t tell her what Miss Goodwin had said. She said the feeling was stronger than ever -- oh, Diary! Passed Clay in their car and Helen waved rapturously. Had fine debate about it later. Stopped at Clay’s and Earl’s and William honked horn. Helen and I hid on floor. Then to Christian Education. George led. Fun. Lovely going home. Like Spring. In evening George came over and we sang hymns. Lilies beautiful. Could hardly wait for school.
Henry S., age 26, Michigan
March 2, 1888
It has stormed snow and sleet all day long, so I guess we can say that March came in like a lion. I went up to teach this afternoon, but owing to a teacher’s examination there was no one to teach so I visited with Mr. Harvey. We talked about Vollapuk, German school matter etc. I have such a stomach-ache that I can’t enjoy anything.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Henry S., age 25, Michigan
March 2, 1887
Fred got up early this morning because he and Mr. Adams were going to Homestead for loads of lumber to haul to Frankfort. I put on my work clothes and went over and sawed up more wood on my clearing. I reset my saw and it worked quite well. Mr. Olson and Mr. Huntington began to cut on the job I let to Mr. Olson some time ago. It was warm this morning but the wind changed into the north and blew up colder. I came back at 11 o’clock. Wrote a letter to Kate before I went up to school. I went over to the store afternoon and practiced on the key in the telegraph office for quite a while. The mail was last. I got a letter from Kate and the Feb. Journal. Cloudy this evening.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Cornelia H., age 26, North Carolina
March 2, 1863
I have crocheted some today, not much. Mr. Henry & Matt came this evening. I was very glad to see them. They left home last Wednesday. They left all well down there. The buggy broke down a time or two on the road. They staid two days at Erwin’s on a break down. It was dark when they got here. We were eating supper. Betsey came this morning. Warm & pleasant today. Nothing new going on.
*(Fear in North Carolina: The Civil War Journals and Letters of the Henry Family, Eds. Karen L. Clinard and Richard Russell, used with permission.)
Cornelia H., age 25, North Carolina
March 2, 1862
I had a dreadful headache all day, took some salts but got no relief. Preaching at the Academy today. The darkies all gone or nearly so. Aunt Tena is not well. Atheline did not go nor Fannie either. Pinck went with Jinnie. I slept nearly all the evening. Cloudy all day.
*(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 2, 1668
Up and betimes to the office, where I did much business, and several come to me, and among others I did prepare Mr. Warren, and by and by Sir D. Gawden, about what presents I have had from them, that they may not publish them, or if they do, that in truth I received none on the account of the Navy but Tangier, and this is true to the former, and in both that I never asked any thing of them. I must do the like with the rest. Mr. Moore was with me, and he do tell me, and so W. Hewer tells me, he hears this morning that all the town is full of the discourse that the Officers of the Navy shall be all turned out, but honest Sir John Minnes, who, God knows, is fitter to have been turned out himself than any of us, doing the King more hurt by his dotage and folly than all the rest can do by their knavery, if they had a mind to it. At noon home to dinner, where was Mercer, and very merry as I could be with my mind so full of business, and so with my wife, her and the girl, to the King’s house to see the “Virgin Martyr” again, which do mightily please me, but above all the musique at the coming down of the angel, which at this hearing the second time, do still commend me as nothing ever did, and the other musique is nothing to it. Thence with my wife to the ‘Change, and so, calling at the Cocke ale house, we home, and there I settle to business, and with my people preparing my great answer to the Parliament for the office about tickets till past 1 a o’clock at night, and then home to supper and to bed, keeping Mr. Gibson all night with me. This day I have the news that my sister was married on Thursday last to Mr. Jackson; so that work is, I hope, well over.
*(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.)