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 12, March 1934 :

Well this has been a lovely day but I haven't done  a
thing  only set and talk with Mae have an awful bad cold  I taken  Mae and
the children over to Odellas this eve  So guess this is  all  

Art


Tuesday 13, March 1934 :

 Well I have worked on Mothers little table spreads 
all day  Odella is here to n      Albert Long was  here this eve  Fin Put in
fence post  today Eugene Atwood was out here  this m   and fixed Bee's truck 
So by 

Art


Wednesday 14, March 1934 :

 Well Mae and the children came back over here 
this eve  so guess its tome to fix supper  So by   by   

Art


Thursday 15, March 1934 :

 Well I went to the store got me a new  shovel pound
of coffee cabbage seed.  Odella was over here this  eve  she stade with Mae
while I went over to Wilbers  Aunt Martha  Williams was over there  So by by 
 

Art


Friday 16, March  1934 :

 Well I went over to the store this   m   got some
lard went and called Mother up and told her to come  out after Mae and children 
but they went to town with Bee Lee.  I am  porley to day and lonesome to   So
 by  by   

Art


Saturday 17, March 1934 :

 Well I went to town with the mail to day got me a 
stand of Lard $3.95  and a new pair of slippers  So  by   by   

Art


Sunday 18, 1934 :

 Well Fin and me went over to Bill this  m   stade about an
hour  come back home and have been here all day I lonesome  and Blue.  Well
Hershel went back to Cin this morning  So I must start  supper   So  by  by 

Art