Tom Judson Peters Diary from the years 1937 - 1944. Mainly interesting to someone like me, but there are family and local names mentioned. Good for some dates. I left out a lot and only transcribed what I considered important. It was actually a diary about the weather with all the rest put in as side notes. And I left out multiple mentions of the same topic like "to OMs", "Mrs to Sydney", "Rev and Mrs. Messenger to house" and work stuff. The spelling and format is a combination of his and mine. I fixed some things, left others. Also some dates may be a day off, not much more. Usually referring to the day before.

October 4, 1937 - Mrs. T J arrived home from USA
October 5, 1937 - Finished roof on house
October 8, 1937 - was to Beaver Dam no ducks
October 13, 1937 - Baptist Church crooners at house this evening
November 25, 1937 - Big Tim in house to night
December 21, 1937 -
December 25, 1937 - to hospital to see Dr. Peters dinner at restaurant with OMs
January 24, 1938 - Rec Elect Drill
Feb 3, 1938 - to banquet at ? hotell
April 9, 1938 - Ordered new car
April 14, 1938 - Bought new car. Chrysler
August 31st, 1938 - "Wadden drowned at Morien"
Pal's birthday - June 12, 1938
July 30, 1938 - to Yacht race in Sydney
August 3, 1938 - Pup arrived
August 4, 1938 - *"Got spaniel fr Badeck saw tim about this"
August 17, 1938 - Mrs. S Peach passed away. Mrs*. Alan McDonald passed away (Mrs. Peach: Addie JM Murrant)
August 19, 1938 - to Homeville to Mrs. S Peachs funeral
August 29, 1938 - ? Ferguson died at Morien this morning (Norman Fergusson)
September 3, 1938 - "Pup operated on"
October 9, 1938 - Blue Nose got licked by 3 minutes
October 11, 1938 - Race called off Bluenose leading
November 7, 1938 - Started ?shutting seeling of kitchens
November 13, 1938 - to hospital to see OM
November 23, 1938 - to Homeville ??? flowers
December 4, 1938 - Jas Howie ? away/ burial today/ buried?/ passed away
December 6, 1938 - Jas Howie/Howe buried
December 7, 1938 - Mr/Mrs/? McLeod passed away at 11pm
December 26, 1938 - Remodeled house changed furniture
January 2, 1939 - "changed door from kitchen"
January 3, 1939 - "to Mrs. Nicholsons funeral"
January 21, 1939 - to OMs
Feb 6, 1939 - Mrs. A McDonald passed away
Feb 8, 1939 - to Black Brook to funeral of Mrs. A McDonald
Feb 10, 1939 - Ordered Linole for kitchen floor (there until 1975)
Feb 15, 1939 - Baptist Church tea at house
Feb 23, 1939 - to OMs (common occurance)
March 2, 1939 - Big fire at Halifax. Queen Hotell burns down with loss of 28.
March 6, 1939 - Mr. Risley passed away at 5am
March 11, 1939 - Caribou arrived at Louisbourg stuck three days in ice 40 miles off Scaterie.
March 12, 1939 - to Homeville to R Holmes funeral (Ronald Nelson Holmes)
March 18, 1939 - to Knox Church to supper
March 19, 1939 - Marshal Holmes passed on the 19/38*.(March 18th/38)
March 20, 1939 - Funeral of Late M Holmes today
April 7, 1939 - Painted hall up stairs
May 7, 1939 - to Syd picking May flowers
May 14, 1939 - OM home from Halifax
May 26, 1939 - Murial and Stuart first trip to Black Brook
June 4, 1939 - to Homeville. Warren arrived home
June 7, 1939 - Warren and wife down for short stay
June 16, 1939 - Mrs. Murrant passed away (June 15th Elizabeth Annie Holmes)
June 18, 1939 - to Homeville to funeral of Mrs. John Murrant
June 20, 1939 - OM to hospital
June 24, 1939 - Bad car smash on Syd road 3 in hospital John Gillis car
June 25, 1939 - to hospital to see OM
June 28, 1939 - OM ? ? passed away at 8:15pm
June 29, 1939 - to OMs to Homeville
July 2, 1939 - to Homeville to OMs funeral
July 20, 1939 - Annie arrived from Brockville
July 23, 1939 - Mr. Warren preached at Baptist Church
July 27, 1939 - Vera passed away at 10am
July 29, 1939 - to Homeville to Veras funeral
August 6, 1939 - Annie left for Brockville
September 2, 1939 - bought chesterfield
September 15, 1939 - "New radio installed"
September 23rd, 1939 - "Very fine. Wind from West. [Drove] to Sid (Sydney) and Mira.
Found 25 Gals. Molasses hid in woods."
October 15, 1939 - S Peach made a fool of himself (Sandy Peach?)
October 22, 1939 - Anniversary of Baptist Church Rev A B Messenger, Rev Neil McLean & Dr. Murray
October 29, 1939 - to Syd to hear young Mr. (ARW) Murray
October 30, 1939 - Rev Mr Ray Murray* was at house
November 18, 1939 - Ed in hospital. Baptist Turkey Supper cut hand bad
November 21, 1939 - to hospital with Mrs. to see Ed
November 25, 1939 - Anthony Murrant passed away (Nov 24 Anthony Peter Murrant)
November 26, 1939 - to hospital to see Ed
November 28, 1939 - A Hay? passed away this date out for B?? to cover flowers in garden (Nov 27 Alexander Loudon Hay)
December 1, 1939 - Mrs OM down
December 10, 1939 - to hospital to see J.B.M (Carrie's son?)
December 19, 1939 - ?Bad accident at golf links 2 men in hospital
January 10, 1940 - A Ward passed away (Albert Edward Ward)
January 17, 1940 - Mrs. Parker Holmes passed away at (looks like maybe 12PM; Mary Margaret Ferguson)
January 18, 1940 - to P Holmes
January 19, 1940 - Ralph Boutilier passed away* (Jan 18, Ralph Lewis Boutilier)
January 21, 1940 - Mrs. P Holmes buried this After Noon.
January 24, 1940 - Business meeting at church. Big row. Clerk abdicated.
January 27, 1940 - Stuart to Black Brook. Mrs. to Mrs. OM Peters.
Feb 6, 1940 - Presbyterian Church burned.
Feb 8, 1940 - Mark Brown passed (Mark Stanley Brown)
Feb 13, 1940 - Started 2 men at tub shop McLeod and Murrant
March 4, 1940 - Rev and Mrs Messenger at house. (common occurance)
March 27, 1940 - EM Peters passed away at 4am this morning
March 28, 1940 - W Y Spencer at house
March 29, 1940 - to Homeville to Eds funeral
April 11, 1940 - ordered material for house from ?Haliday
April 17, 1940 - conreted foundations for porch
April 20, 1940 - Started erecting frame for (sun)porch on house Walls all boarded.
April 21, 1940 - Stewarts first trip to Black Brook.
May 6, 1940 - Started current shed
May 10, 1940 - Windows and doors arrived fr Haliday
May 12, 1940 - to Caribou Marsh picking May Flowers
May 14, 1940 - Plastered House Ext
May 18, 1940 - Put up colinade
May 19, 1940 - Big fire in Machine Shop Burned to ground 160 men/min out
May 20, 1940 - Fencing Machine Shop
May 25, 1940 - Light arrived Installed by John May
May 30, 1940 - Put in conrete walk
June 9, 1940 - furnace going
June 21, 1940 - received paint from Halidays
June 23, 1940 - Spencer girl passed away (Lenora Ruth Spencer)
June 24, 1940 - to Homeville
June 26, 1940 - to Homeville to funeral of Miss L. Spencer
June 29, 1940 - payed Haliday
July 2, 1940 - started painting house
July 15, 1940 - Mr Messenger at house for breakfast
August 2, 1940 - Mr Messenger ? left Glace Bay by ? transfer
August 20, 1940 Sadie was at house
September 20, 1940 A P Martell hurt at office garage (Alfred Porter Martell?)
September 28, 1940 - "2 Men killed at Grand Mira/Anse"
September 29, 1940 - "to Loch Lomond Grand Mira Saw house murder was commited in"
October 13, 1940 - to Homeville to Mrs T/L Holmes
October 22, 1940 - 4 vessels missing off shore?
October 23, 1940 - 2 vessels safe and put
October 24, 1940 - all vessels safe but one
October 25, 1940 - No word of missing schooner
October 29, 1940 - Mr & Mrs Murrant? ? ? Glace Bay
December 1, 1940 - Anniversary of church
January 7, 1941 - Mrs. O.M down
January 19, 1941 - Pal to Black Brook
Feb 28, 1941 - Mrs McNeil killed in (feb)(on the)(sp???)
April 22, 1941 - Mrs. Jas Howie at house
May 4, 1941 - to Marion Bridge for May Flowers
May 11, 1941 - To North Sydney lots of May Flowers
May 14, 1941 - Plane crashed at Mira Road
May 19, 1941 -
May 22, 1941 - Bad accident D J McDonald killed Stanley Wadden not expected to live (Donald John - fell over cliff)
May 27, 1941 - Put up post on colinade
May 28, 1941 - varnished posts
June 4, 1941 - Mrs to Mira Church
June 18, 1941 - Art Frost held for Brodie murder
July 1, 1941 - to McIntyres Meadow no trout saw 6 deer 5 rabbits 1 squirrel
July 22, 1941 - to Homeville saw 1 deer Got 1 Gal bake apples
August 7, 1941 - Ab and Lilly at house
August 18, 1941 - Put new f? in Basement? door
August 27, 1941 - painted front step
August 28, 1941 - Rev C? Messenger at house
August 29, 1941 - Murial home from hospital
September 2, 1941 - Ordered furnace
September 11, 1941 - furnace arrived
September 12, 1941 - furnace at house
September 24, 1941 or 1942 - "H. Murphy killed in road last night". (Hugh Murphy - hit by car on 24th, died 25th, drinking)
September 25, 1941 - "Finished wiring in basement"
September 28, 1941 - Installed furnace
September 30, 1941 - "Finished furnace. First fire in new furnace"
October 6, 1941 - Jas Whilton killed (James Herbert Wilton - accident in Reserve, lived 52 Yorke St., Glace Bay)
October 10, 1941 - to J Wittons funeral
October 11, 1941 - bought washing machine
October 14, 1941 - Warren Peach married
October 16, 1941 - to W Spencer saw 1 deer 1 Gal ?
November 9, 1941 - Baptist ?Anniversary
December 7, 1941 - to #1B
December 13, 1941 - Jas McRury passed away (from Catalone)
January 10, 1942 - building book case* (Nov. 2006 - we are cleaning book case)
January 15, 1942 - finished building book case
January 20, 1942 - finished cabinet
January 22, 1942 - started partition in shop
January 28, 1942 - Mrs. Birth Day
Feb 23, 1942 - Frank Peach to house
March 3, 1942 - Eclipse of moon last night
April 3, 1942 - Byron at house
April 11, 1942 - Stuart McAulay passed
April 14, 1942 - to funeral of S McAulay.
April 18, 1942 - Mrs. Tom Holmes passed away
April 19, 1942 - funeral of Mrs. Thos. Holmes
April 21, 1942 - Chas Dickson passed away (Charles Horace Dickson)
April 23, 1942 - to C. Dicksons funeral
May 13, 1942 - repairing flower beds
May 14, 1942 - to South Morien and B Brook Supper at Abs
May 20, 1942 - Put in new pipe ?
May 25, 1942 - steamer ashore at S Head
June 6, 1942 - steam ashore at Waterford
June 7, 1942 - to Homeville Church
June 16, 1942 - to Sydney Ordered shingles
June 18, 1942 - Put staging on house for shingling
June 22, 1942 - started shingling house
July 1, 1942 - to W Spencers and B Brook Mrs. Joe Fish? burial to day (Mrs. Joseph Fisher/ Mary? McDonald)
July 11, 1942 - finished shingling
July 18, 1942 - to W Y Spencers
July 24, 1942 - finished boat*
July 26, 1942 - caught 15 W???sus in snow ball tree
July 27, 1942 - to B Brook picking bake apples scarce
August 1, 1942 - Mr Alex McDonald at house
August 5, 1942 - "Made form for bird bath"
August 6, 1942 - "Poured concrete in bird bath" (He'd made two planters and one
bird bath out of concrete. The bath which Smokey (cat), unknown to them, used as a
self feeder until he was caught in the act.
August 9, 1942 - to J McKenzies funeral (John Murdock MacKenzie, resided 39 Yorke St., Glace Bay)
August 22, 1942 - to Homeville picking blue berries
September 7, 1942 - 3 Gal Partridge berries
September 14, 1942 - to John McLeod house
September 19, 1942 - "Mrs. to Halifax"
September 23, 1942 - started boat?
September 25, 1942 - Dan McKinn? in Jale?
October 14, 1942 - Caribou torpedoed 137 drowned
October 25, 1942 - to Mr Pikes funeral (William Dicken Pyke - funeral Oct 24, resided 44 Yorke St., Glace Bay)
November 9, 1942 - Building boat with masonite. Started building boat
November 12, 1942 - M Alex McDonalds funeral
November 16, 1942 - Put bottom on boat Got water proof glue
November 24, 1942 - to Morien for scrap
December 9, 1942 - to Waterford with Mr Nicholson
December 10, 1942 - finished boat
December 11, 1942 - finished boat
December 12 - to South Head 2 ducks Geo Spencer with us
December 19, 1942 - binoculors arrived from Epps
December 24, 1942 - Warren arrived home
December 26, 1942 - Warren and wife at house with Mrs OM
Jan 19, 1943 - Mr Nicholson left for Baddeck
Jan 23, 1943 - L Nicholson passed away (Jan 22 - Lauchlin Nicholson)
Jan 24, 1943 - L Nicholson funeral
Jan 25, 1943 - Mrs OM at house
Jan 29, 1943 - Fire at Carls drug store
Jan 30, 1943 - Freeman Lewis passed away at 2am
Feb 1, 1943 - Freeman Lewis funeral
Feb 8, 1943 - Mrs Robert Wilton passed away at noon (Mary Joanna Nicholson)
Feb 10, 1943 - Bought ? from Mr. W. S. McDonald
Feb 11, 1943 - Mrs. Wittons funeral
Feb 12, 1943 - sent for oars
Feb 25, 1943 - Mr Hull passed away (William Moses Hull)
Feb 28, 1943 - Mr Hulls funeral
March 20, 1943 - abie? at house
April 6, 1943 - finish? shed
April 7, 1943 - part? of shed finished?
April 19, 1943 - Stu and George to BB
April 27, 1943 - finished garage
April 29, 1943 - painting garage
May 6, 1943 - Mr J C Nicholson moving today
May 9, 1943 - to North Sydney got lots of Mayflowers
May 24, 1943 - bodies of men not recovered
May 25, 1943 - to #25 puting up head frame?
May 26, 1943 - two men dead and others trapped at #14 Recovered bodies at 8pm and
11:55pm Still pumping at #25
May 27, 1943 - Fire under control
May 28, 1943 - Fire under control
May 29, 1943 - fire still burning at #12
June 7, 1943 - Pumping at #25
June 28, 1943 - Mrs left for ?
July 6, 1943 - Mrs arrived home from ?
July 11, 1943 - to Homeville to hear new Minister
July 17, 1943 - to S head got Wild Straw Berries
July 19, 1943 -
August 10, 1943 - ? collided? 3 men hurt
August 22, 1943 - used ? for first time
September 2, 1943 - to Homeville Saw fox asleep
September 4, 1943 - Put new ? on stair
September 6, 1943 - Had boat out for first trip
September 29, 1943 - to Beaver Dam no ducks
November 16, 1943 - Mrs. Peach over
November 27, 1943 - to Meadows and S Head & Homeville Geo Spencer 1 Rabbit
Feb 11, 1944 - Lilly? at house
Feb 14, 1944 - Lilly? at house
March 14, 1944 - to Geo Spencer building boat
March 28, 1944 - Ordered new mixer
April 1, 1944 - to Meadows got 2 ducks S & Geo ? in boat
April 10, 1944 -
April 17, 1944 - Bought kitchen paper
April 18, 1944 - Cleaning bath room for papering
April 19, 1944 - Papered bath room today
April 22, 1944 - Stuart dug bucket of clams
April 24, 1944 - Started boats at Syd
April 30, 1944 - to North Sydney got some May Flowers
May 1, 1944 - Painted bed room Dan McAulay passed away
May 3, 1944 - Painted porch
May 8, 1944 - Building back step. Stuart/started? puting Linoleum? in room?
May 9, 1944 - Papering kitchen
May 10, 1944 - Started boat #2 at Sydney
May 16, 1944 - Put concrete step of back door
May 20, 1944 - Painted boat
May 22, 1944 - planted onion
May 24, 1944 - Homeville Boat out for first trip
May 29, 1944 - used rubarb? for first?
May 30, 1944 - to see Charlie Made ? for beans?
June 2, 1944 - Charles Wadden passed away (Charles Alfred)
June 5, 1944 - Funeral of C Wadden this afternoon
June 7, 1944 - the McVicars arrived
June 13, 1944 - McVicars went home
June 15, 1944 - Mr? Geo Cunningham passed away at 7am
June 16, 1944 - Planted beans?
June 17, 1944 - Mr G D Cunningham funeral
June 19, 1944 - started painting house
June 21, 1944 - Fire at McKeen?McKeigan? Boutleg Pits on Res Road
June 24, 1944 - Stuart got kittens (he was happy then)
June 25, 1944 - Picked wild strawberries
June 30, 1944 - F? Moffat passed away
July 3, 1944 - Painted west end of house
July 16, 1944 - to Big Pond. Very fine. Got 1 Basket Wild Strawberries
July 18, 1944 - finished painting
July 19, 1944 - to Homeville Got 3/4 bake apples
July 22, 1944 - to South Head got 5 baskets of strawberries
July 27, 1944 - Rhea at house
August 2, 1944 - to Rob? Spencers
August 11, 1944 - used beans? for first time
August 12, 1944 - to S Head got 3/4 Raspberries
August 23, 1944 - to Spencers
August 26, 1944 - to W Spencers and B Brook got Raspberries & blueberries?
September 9, 1944 - to Spencers
September 11, 1944 - Warren was over for ?
October 18, 1944 - Stuart and Geo to Homeville for deer?