Mary’s Sibling’s World

2020-10-05T12:09:27-07:00

Mary writes about many family members in her diary. It became clear that not all of her siblings were living at home. The 1860 census shows that the Slacks were [...]

Mary’s Sibling’s World2020-10-05T12:09:27-07:00

Schoolgirl Romance

2020-10-05T12:09:28-07:00

As a teenage girl in 1865, Mary's days at school were coming to an end. As I wrote in my last post, most girls Mary's age were heading to the [...]

Schoolgirl Romance2020-10-05T12:09:28-07:00

After the Diary

2020-10-05T12:09:29-07:00

When we last left Mary, she was deeply upset over her father's punishment which forbid James and Mary from ever seeing each other again. Although Mary ended her diary after [...]

After the Diary2020-10-05T12:09:29-07:00
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