Weymouth Furnace Diaries
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Did you notice the guy I have on my signature currently (J. Ventling) worked both at Martha and Weymouth? He must have been a valuable furnace worker even though one to snort a few now and then.
Well, both Weymouth and Martha were owned by the Richards, and good furnace employees were likely hard to come by. They probably shared talent.
bruset said:
I've been reading them, they're very interesting. Your posting them in whole is not what Bob had in mind though. I think what Bob had intended was one entry, on it's anniversary, would be posted and then discussed. Any day that there is an entry for that date the entry would be posted.
Steve
Yeah I know that's how Bob wanted to do it. I just figured that I could do it this way.
The diaries usually span several years so you'd often get different events for different years.
And even then, it's not like every event is interesting.
I'm going to stop transcribing. Anyone who wants to read more can check out "Family Empire in Jersey Iron" by Arthur Pierce. There is a whole chapter just on the Weymouth diary.
The diaries usually span several years so you'd often get different events for different years.
And even then, it's not like every event is interesting.
I'm going to stop transcribing. Anyone who wants to read more can check out "Family Empire in Jersey Iron" by Arthur Pierce. There is a whole chapter just on the Weymouth diary.
Just to chime in, I've been reading the diary entries. I found the mentions of the many deaths within families interesting, it makes me wonder what the causes were. And the fact that they appearred to drink quite a bit. I liked the mention of the canal, too. I cycle through that area frequently and didn't realize until just recently that the big ditch on the side of Weymouth Elwood road was actually a canal.