It's Saturday night, and me without a date. Ok, I have a date, but he's on the other computer doing genealogy. And we're both too exhausted to go anywhere.
Such is the life of parents of a young child.
Anyway, tonight's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun involves a trip in the dMarie Time Capsule. Yeah, I never heard of it either, which is why I decided to check it out tonight.
I entered the date of 02 October 1917, which was the date of my paternal grandparents' marriage. I tried some earlier dates (like the date of the first Memorial Day, since I've got Memorial Day on the brain this week), but there isn't as much information for pre-1900 dates.
Here's what was going on that day/week:
Top News Headlines This Week:
Oct 4 - British assault on Broodseinde, France
Top Songs for 1917
Rockaway by Howard Johnson
My Sunshine Jane by Keirn Brennan
Hawaiian Butterfly by George Little
Lily of the Valley by L.W. Gilbert
Huckleberry Finn by Cliff Hess
The Bombo-Shay by Henry Creamer
Indiana by Ballard MacDonald
Some Sunday Morning by Gus Kahn
1917 Prices
Bread: $0.09/loaf
Milk: $0.44/gal
Eggs: $0.36/doz
Car: $375
Gas: $0.24/gal
House: $5,520
Stamp: $0.02/ea
Avg Income: $1,100/yr
DOW Avg: 74
U.S. President
Woodrow Wilson
U.S. Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall
People born on October 2
1917 - Francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister
1917 - William Marshall III, Chicago IL, actor (Blacula, Honky)
Hot New Toys in 1917
Radio Flyer "Liberty Coaster"
Top Books in 1917
On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Thompson
I've heard of almost none of those things. But I'm sure they would have meant something to my grandparents.
Photo of the Radio Flyer "Liberty Coaster" by Radio Flyer. Visit their cool timeline page. My kid has their Classic Red Tricycle and loves it.
Copyright © by Elizabeth O'Neal
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