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 30, May 1932

Well here we are on a nother Dec   day. Fin and me went to Salem Mom was there me and Mama Marched together.  We went over to Louies and taken supper with them  So guess this is all 

Art


Tuesday 31, May 1932:

Well what a beautifull m this is. Me and Fin taken Moms victrola home got us a hunderd lbs of flour from Mr. Brown  So by 

Art


Wednesday 1, June 1932

Well Fin and Allen planted cane to day I fixed Bertha door curtins and taken them home. Ruth was over here a while this eve so guess this is all   

 Art


Thursday 2 June 1932:

Well me Fin and Bill went up to  Mamas and taken dinner to day went on up to Uncle Calvins and Dovie came home with us

Art


Friday 3 June 1932

Well I made me a new bed spread today  Allen come back from Taylers today Roy came home with him.

  Art


Saturday 4 June 1932

Well I taken Dovie home this morning and Granma came back home with me.  We had new potatas for supper to night. Allen has just came in witha bucket of honey   So guess this is all 

  Art


Sunday 5 June 1932:

Well this has been a lovely day. Me and Fin and Grama all went to preaching this morning at Shady Grove.  So it now 10 oclock PM granma and me have . Just got back from Night meeting   So Estes came up this eve by by

 Art


Note: I think that Uncle Calvin would have been Calvin Adams married to her Aunt Maud Lee, that Dovie was her cousin, daughter of Willliam (Will-O) Lee, That Grandma is her Grandmother Sarah Ann King Lee