Life on the farm and in the village : South Paris, Maine, 1910-1925

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Label

Life on the farm and in the village : South Paris, Maine, 1910-1925

Title remainder

South Paris, Maine, 1910-1925

Statement of responsibility

by Merton S. Parsons (1907-1982), Mary Clifford Colley (1898-2000), John T. Parsons (1867-1934) ; edited by Jeffrey R. Parsons

Creator

• Parsons, Merton S., (Merton Stanley), 1907-1982,
• Parsons, Merton S., (Merton Stanley), 1907-1982,

Contributor

• Parsons, John T., 1868-1934,
• Colley, Mary Clifford, 1898-2000
• Parsons, Jeffrey R.,
• Parsons, Jeffrey R.,
• Parsons, John T., 1868-1934,

Author

• Parsons, Merton S., (Merton Stanley), 1907-1982,
• Parsons, Merton S., (Merton Stanley), 1907-1982,

Contributor

• Colley, Mary Clifford, 1898-2000
• Parsons, John T., 1868-1934,
• Parsons, John T., 1868-1934,

Editor

• Parsons, Jeffrey R.,
• Parsons, Jeffrey R.,

Subject

• Farm life -- Maine | South Paris -- 20th century
• Farm life -- Maine | South Paris -- 20th century
• History
• Maine -- South Paris
• Manners and customs
• Parsons family
• Parsons family
• Parsons family
• South Paris (Me.) -- History -- 20th century
• South Paris (Me.) -- History -- 20th century
• South Paris (Me.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
• Autobiographies
• Twentieth century
• South Paris (Me.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
• Autobiographies
• Diaries
• Diaries
• Family farms
• Family farms -- Maine | South Paris -- 20th century
• Family farms -- Maine | South Paris -- 20th century

Genre

• Autobiographies
• History
• Diaries

Language

eng

Summary

A collection of writings from members of the Parson family that describe life on a family farm in South Paris, Maine during the first quarter of the 20th century. The first section comprises an essay about Merle S. Parson's childhood experiences on the farm, written intermittently from 1950-1981. The second section consists of three essays by Mary Clifford Colley (cousin to Merle S. Parson) about early 20th century housekeeping at her family's home in South Paris, written in the late 1970s. The third section comprises diaries Merle S. Parson kept during 1918, 1919, 1922, and 1923 that provide day-to-day comments on farm life during that time. The fourth section is John T. Parson's diary, which gives a sense of the seasonal round of farm work over a full annual cycle

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

MEA

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits
• genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction