1950 Dairy - Attending conferences, weather, grading papers, preparing lectures and labs, church, ice skating, listening to radio, writing letters, playing ping pong, taking Helen to catch the school bus, houseguests, voting, lunch at faculty club, school board meeting, Scout meetings, Rose’s birthday cake, taking walks, sports, going to movies, Rose attending choir practice, holidays, going to the dentist, moving to a different house, writing lab manual, working on and applying for grants, giving the cat a bath, fishing, Helen’s birthday, yard work, canning peaches, roasting marshmallows and hot dogs, swimming, train strike. July 19-August 16: Arctic trip with notes each day, home on August 17. August 23 street car accident, picking blueberries, September 10-15 conference at Ohio University, November 4 Rose’s father died, November 6 Rose’s father’s funeral, Rose stayed with mother while Stuart went home to kids, November 10 Rose returned home, Christmas.
1951 Lachine Diary - Helen to the dentist, church, preparing class lectures, working in the lab, grading papers, weather, shopping, lunch at Faculty Club, elected President of Couples Club, Scouts, Rose, Helen, and Donald got the flu in February, snowball fight, holidays, Rose to choir practice, March 8 Donald sick again, working around the house, working in the greenhouse at work, donating blood, trips to museum, summer vacation, blueberry picking, swimming, camping, fishing, mention’s Don’s birthday.
1951 ENG. Diary - August 22-25, London trip; some church service notes for 1953 and 1954.