The diaries of Artie Lee Foster are being contributed by her niece Debbi Cooper.

In these journal entries you will find deaths, marriages and day to day details of living in Casey County that you may not find anywhere else. The entries date back to 1932. Artie Lee, married Finley Foster of Casey County and died in
1990 at the age of 86....... So take a trip back in time and visit a slower gentler way of life... Enjoy!!
 

Monday 31, Oct. 1932 :

Well Fin sowed our Wheet to day Marie and Lucille  are
warshing the dinner dishes  It raining right down got our last  sack of
flower to day  so by by   

Art


Tuesday 1, Nov. 1932 :

 Well Fin helped Jim strip tobacco to day me and  Marie
and Lucille all went down to Bertha after dinner  It was yesterday  that they
came after Cord Foster to go over to Janies she is real sick  so  guess this
is all    

Art


Wednesday 2, Nov. 1932 :

Marie and Luecille went home this morning  with Jim
in the truck  I have been making me a wall Pocket  Fin has  been clening out
the barn  So guess this is all 

Art


Thursday 3, Nov. 1932 :

 Well Im porley to day and not doing any thing  much 
Fin is cleaning out the stables  to took supper with Ruth and  Louie last
night  this is all  

Art


Friday 4, Nov. 1932 :

 Well I am feeling better this morning Mac Foster is 
over here Well I went to town this eve Sold two of our pigs to Mr. Brown   Well
guess this will be all for this time So good night Dear  friends     

Art


Friday 4, Nov. 1932 :

 I am over at Arties  she is going to take my  slipper
back and exchange them for me  written  by

Mae Foster


Saturday 5, Nov. 1932 :

 Well we put sussie up this morning  to fatten  for
our meat.  So guess this is all     

Art


Sunday 6, Nov. 1932 :

Well this is a real pretty day  Jim Helms and  Louie
Foster taken dinner with us to day and after dinner  Bertha and  Hellen and
Margett come over and spent the evening with me Margrette is  here to night  Well
last night Jim Helms took his truck and went to Liberty  took all his family
me Fin Ruth and Louie all went  Well Uncle Bill Justice  and wife and Evertt
all came in to day so guess this will be all for this  time  so good night  Dear
 Frinds       

Art