November 16
Laura M., age 15, North Carolina
November 16, 1997
Worked from 8-1:30. Went 2 Goodwill with Dad and Becca. Went 2 pick up Ashley R. Homework. Came home. Ate dinner. Homework and T.V. Talked 2 Renée. Tummy-ache.
Anna L., age 75, Illinois
November 16, 1960
Mrs. B. over and as usual went over to Carrie’s. Almost dark when Lo and Lily came then went to cabin. Told us all about trip and eating and so on. Glad to be home — sleep in own bed.
Henry S., age 25, Michigan
November 16, 1886
Pa drew 2 loads of wood to Dexter for Dr. Chase today. I finished pruning grape vines this forenoon. I hitched the poney on the stoneboat, this afternoon and drew a little wood to try him. He did well. Esther Johnson visited here this afternoon. It looks stormy tonight.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Abbie B., age 22, Kansas
November 16, 1871
Up at 3 a. m. After breakfast we packed eatables, and started for Lanes. The team and waggon was brought up last night. It was cold, but we took a lot of blankets and my comfort to wrap around us, so we did not mind the cold. The three miles ride to Lanes was truly grand. The sun was not up, but the gaily colored clouds were georgeous. No one said “Morning red will bring down rain upon his head.” Although some of us may have thought of it. We reached Lanes at sunrise. Mr. Stafford got in, It was his team, and he drove. The Ninnescah was low, and we had no trouble to fording it So different from last April.
After we reached the trail it clouded over, and became very windy. The trail was good traveling, yet the 20 miles to Wichita, in a big waggon was a long ride. The wind was so strong, it blew the dried cow chips on edge, and they rolled along on the trail like wheels. Philip told me that hearders and travalers, when out of wood, gathered them and burned them. In Whichita we sat in the waggon and ate our dinner of roast goose, chicken and pie, that we had brought along. We had our drafts cashed, and about 3 p. m. we started toward Augusta.
Night came on. Not being in sight of timber, we camped by a hay stack. It was too windy to make fire, so we had a cold supper, after which they put the waggon cover on which was a shelter from the wind. I slept in the waggon, and the boys by the stack.
*(kansasmemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society, copy and reuse restrictions apply)