I just received the transcription of an ancestor's diary written in 1872. At that time, this ancestor, Nettie, was a very sociable young lady with a large circle of friends in and around her home in Harborcreek Township, Erie County. It's really interesting to read about all the socials and dances and parties the young people had in 1872! And they had so many neighbors visiting all the time. I guess that was back before TV, radio, and computers when visiting and socializing were the main forms of entertainment. The diary mentions the following friends and neighbors:

John ADAMS, Mary ADAMS
Bud BABCOCK
George BARTON
Ida BECKWITH
Ida CLARK, Fae CLARK, and Joe CLARK
Mandana (Mondana?) CLARK
George COOK
Mel CURTIS
Ella DALON
Clint DAVIS
The DUTTON family, related to Nettie by marriage
Karl FAIRFIELD, Hannah FAIRFIELD
Kate FRENCH, Lizzie FRENCH, John FRENCH
Ellen GIFFORD
Charley GREEN (Nettie seemed to have a crush on him!)
Philo GREEN
Alfred HEATH, Ella HEATH, Jennie HEATH-see SMITH
Penny HEATH
Henry HATTEN
Mina HAWKINS
Byron KING
Tom MURPHY
John SCOTT
Frank SMITH**
(**diary entry says he married Jennie HEATH 2/12/1872)
Jennie SHADUCK
Penny SHADNECK / SHADNICK?)
Hattie STAPLES, Elial STAPLES
Matty VICLATIE

Julie Keech Wychor