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1964-68 vintage 5yr DIARY greeley co HELEN BOWLES betty daily life deaths family
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Original handwritten five-year diary covering 1964 through 1968, associated with Helen L. Bowles and the Bowles family of Greeley, Colorado. The compact diary measures approximately 4.25 x 5.5 inches and has a dark green decorative cover with gold ornamentation, metal lock/clasp hardware, and a handwritten label listing the years 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968. It is extensively filled in blue ink, with multiple years recorded under each calendar date.
A particularly strong genealogy and Colorado family-history archive, the diary records everyday activities alongside family visits, marriages, illnesses, hospitalizations, deaths, funerals, birthdays, travel, weather, social gatherings and other events. Numerous individuals are mentioned throughout, including Floyd Bowles, Betty, Russ, Nancy, Carol, Mike, Bob, Dorothy, Mary, Harold and many friends, relatives and acquaintances.
The rear of the diary contains a printed identification/address label reading:
FLOYD C BOWLES & HELEN L BOWLES
1329 11TH ST
GREELEY, COLO
The memoranda pages contain additional family information, including handwritten notes recording Carol and Mike married April 22, 1967 and Nancy and Tom married October 2, 1964. Other loose notes record names and dates that appear useful for reconstructing family relationships and chronology.
The diary is especially interesting because the writer routinely recorded deaths and ages of local residents and acquaintances, sometimes alongside newspaper obituary clippings. Examples visible in the photographed pages include references to Mrs. Wilson Carter, Dr. Eugene P. Montgomery, Mrs. Ola Looney, Mrs. Lige Johnson, Wesley King, David Bauer, Mrs. Hattie Ramsey, Grant Wilson and others. These entries could be useful to genealogists researching the Greeley area and interconnected families.
Several original pieces of ephemera remain with the diary, including newspaper clippings, obituary material, handwritten family notes, address material and calendar/reminder sheets. One newspaper clipping is a 1968 Notice to Creditors concerning the estate of Floyd C. Bowles, naming Helen Laura Bowles as executrix. Another clipping concerns Carl Linde, and an attached mailing fragment is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. F. G. Grider, Los Angeles, California. The rear address page also contains the handwritten name Sarah Linde Blomquist.
The entries provide a detailed snapshot of mid-1960s life in and around Greeley, Colorado, including trips to Denver and Sterling, restaurants and cafes, Sorosis Club activities, church and family gatherings, medical appointments, trailer outings, shopping, holidays and severe Colorado weather. One 1967 entry even records a blizzard, while another records an earthquake at 10:09 P.M.
Condition is consistent with an extensively used personal diary of the period. There is general age toning, handwriting throughout, handling wear, edge/corner wear and wear around the binding and cover. The original lock/clasp hardware remains present. Loose clippings, notes and other inserts show expected aging, folds and handling. Please examine all photographs closely for condition and content.
Provenance: This diary comes from the Betty Bowles estate. Additional related Bowles family material may be offered separately.
A substantial original primary-source record with appeal for collectors of Colorado history, Greeley history, genealogy, family archives, handwritten diaries, social history and mid-century Americana.
For Additional estate items, CLICK HERE:This is from the Betty Bowles estate. Father is Floyd, Husband is Russell E. Lofgren. The Bowles family used BOWLES TREE SERVICE business.
PARENTS:
FLOYD C BOWLES & HELEN L BOWLES
1329 11TH ST
GREELEY, COLO
Name Miss Betty Bowles
Residence Place Salt Lake City, Utah,
Employer California Institute of Technology
Marriage Date 28 May 1950
Father Floyd Bowles
Mother Bowles
Spouse Russell E Lofgren
Name: Betty Exact Bowles
Residence Year: 1947 Street Address: 507 N Grand Oaks av Pasadena, California,
Occupation: Clerk
Publication Title: Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1947
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: See listing description and photos.
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