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1867 Thomas Heraty's Diary
| Date | Day | Entry |
| Jan. 1 | Tue | Temp. 10 below. Mass at Mitchell. Went there on foot. |
| Jan. 7 | Mon | An heiress born to the Connell's. |
| Jan. 8 | Tue | Went to Dundee for lumber money, did not get it. Paid Wm. Foley $5.00 on account. |
| Jan. 9 | Wed | Making J. Bowen a crutch in the a.m. |
| Jan. 13 | Sun | Went to mass at Mitchell, horseback. Hannah Connell was baptized. |
| Jan. 19 | Sat | Went to Sheboygan Falls with horse and cutter to see about lumber and thence to St. Patrick's. There overnight. |
| Jan. 20 | Sun | At late mass in St. Pat's. Started for home at 5:00 |
| Jan. 21 | Mon | Started for Weekses Mills at 7 o'clock a.m. At the mills overnight. |
| Jan. 23 | Wed | Mrs. Collins reported sick. |
| Feb. 3 | Sun | Mass at Osceola, went there with team. J. Rooney got married. D. Twohig and R. Hardgrove published. |
| Feb. 7 | Thur | I and J Brogan went to Fond du Lac for lumber with team. Bought 2000 ft. boards at $14.00 per M. |
| Feb. 14 | Thur | Matt Verdon's son died. |
| Feb. 15 | Fri | Mrs. Collins died. |
| Feb. 23 | Sat | Left Gal's in the morn. to shoe horses. Came back via Elliot's. Contracted with him to build barn for $150. Bought cloth from weaver. Came home in the evening. Bernard Connell's family came to Wisconsin. |
| Feb. 24 | Sun | Late mass at Mitchell. Went to Jim's in the evening with team to see Mrs. Connell. |
| March 1 | Fri | Started for Fond du Lac. Roads awful muddy. Stopped at Kelley's overnight. Mrs. Brogan (?) buried. |
| March 25 | Mon | Holyday. Clear, warm and thawing. Late mass at Mitchell, went there on horseback. Got up ten.(?) Club, mass (?), club etc. Went north in the evening. Pews sold in the church. Paid $2.25 for pew No. 3 in front. |
| March 27 | Wed | Reddington's child died at 2:00 o'clock a.m. Went to wake in the evening. |
| March 28 | Thur | Went to Reddington's childs funeral with team and sleigh. |
| March 29 | Fri | Joseph Murphy's barn burned this p.m. at 2:00 o'clock |
| March 31 | Sun | Old Mrs. Gallagher quite sick. Mary and Pa went there in the p.m. on horseback. |
| April 2 | Tue | Went to town meeting, acted as clerk. Stopped at Butler's overnight. Saw first pigeons. |
| May 2 | Thur | Mailed letters to Stoddard Magazine and Co., Baltimore. |
| May 13 | Mon | Anthony Naughton had raising. |
| May 14 | Tue | Brogan's had stone bee. Pa helped. |
| May 15 | Wed | Miss Mary Gallagher born 4:00 p.m. |
| May 26 | Sun | Naughton's, Butler's and Miles called this day. |
| May 27 | Mon | Mary Gallagher baptized. |
| May 29 | Wed | Pedlar Barnum here overnight. |
| May 31 | Fri | The past May was the coldest I ever experienced. |
| June 4 | Tue | Went to Thackeray's barn raising in the p.m. |
| June 17 | Mon | Had great barn raising. Had about 75 raising hands. |
| June 24 | Mon | P. Quinn had stone bee. Helped him all day with team. |
| June 25 | Tue | Had Westland shearing sheep. J. Murphy had stone bee. |
| June 29 | Sat | Bishop at Mitchell giving Confirmation. |
| July 6 | Sat | We were pleased with a baby boy at 5:00 o'clock. |
| July 8 | Mon | Mike Reilly had logging bee. Pa helped him. |
| July 9 | Tue | Jim Connell had stone bee. |
| July 10 | Wed | John Bowen had logging bee. |
| July 11 | Thur | Had Johnny Bowen all day hoeing potatoes. |
| July 12 | Fri | Had severe frost in the night killed corn, potatoes, etcetera. |
| July 13 | Sat | Butler's had logging bee. Pa helped. |
| July 14 | Sun | Michael Edward Heraty baptized. |
| Aug. 12 | Mon | Went to Riley's in the evening to hire Dick. |
| Aug. 29 | Thur | Dennis O'Rourke died at 7:00 a.m. |
| Sept. 1 | Sun | Mass at Osceola. Contributed $1.00 towards McGowan monument. |
| Sept. 9 | Mon | T. Walsh stopped overnight. |
| Sept. 11 | Wed | Pa helped P. Murphy thrash awhile. |
| Sept. 13 | Fri | An heiress born to the O'Brien estate. (O'Brien's lived where McNair's lived later. - F.S.) |
| Sept. 14 | Sat | Naughton thrashed for us. Had 224 bu. wheat, 230 bu. oats. |
| Sept. 17 | Tue | Pa helped T. Jordan thrash. |
| Sept. 19 | Thur | Last day of county fair. |
| Sept. 20 | Fri | Michael Murray, Jr. died at 10:00 o'clock a.m. Lord have mercy on his soul. (Died on the 21st. - F.S.) |
| Sept. 22 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Stopped while at the wake in the night at Humphrey's. |
| Sept. 23 | Mon | Went to Michael Murray's funeral with team. |
| Sept. 30 | Mon | Thrashing at Slattery's. School meeting night. |
| Oct. 4 | Fri | "Tom" Jordan's brothers arrived in town. |
| Oct. 5 | Sat | Johannah Murphy was transplanted. |
| Oct. 17 | Thur | Went to Plymouth to teacher's examination. |
| Oct. 20 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell with team. Pd. second 1/2 years pew rent $2.25. |
| Oct. 24 | Thur | Went to Mangan's wake in night. Jack Mangan's girl baby died 2:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 26 | Sat | Mrs. Connell had quilting bee. |
| Nov. 1 | Fri | Mass at Mitchell, went on foot. Agreed with P. Moran to teach School District #1 at 42 per month for 4 months to come Nov. 18. |
| Nov. 10 | Sun | Went to P. Moran's and general trip all around to Franey, etc. |
| Nov. 12 | Tue | John Henry came to dig well. At well all day. |
| Nov. 17 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Went there with team. Went to Butler's for contract - - watch, etc., after mass. |
| Nov. 25 | Mon | Commenced school in Dist. #1, Mitchell. M. & K here on visit. |
| Dec. 12 | Thur | Mailed letter to Michael Scanlan Lebanon, Pa. |
| Dec. 25 | Wed | Oh what a dismal Christmas. Rained all a.m. Late mass at Mitchell, thinly attended. Published to be married Maggie Carey and Mike Smith. |
| Dec. 30 | Mon | Went to singing school in the evening in Osceola. Splendid skating on the lake. |
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