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- Description:
- This small collection includes single albums, diaries, and ledgers from various sources, gathered by David Caterino, most likely from estate sales. Each item in the collection has its own sub-record with digitized material associated when possible.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
- Description:
- A tan leather and marbled paper-bound "Forget-Me-Not Album" presented to Mr. Wesley Emery, teacher at Lansing's First Ward (Cedar Street) School in December, 1861. The book has several engravings of classical portraits in between blank pages for signatures. Most pages are not used, but those that are were inscribed by the following former students to Mr. Emery: Louise Turner, 1863 Nelia S. Rankin 1873 Carrie M. Limebeck 1863 Nellie E. Washburn 1863 J. M. Barrett 1862 Helen Bigelow 1862 Elitha (no last name) 1862 Emma Young 1862 There is also one unsigned piece of poetry written in and dated 1874. Mr. Emery served as a teacher and school principal off and on in the early Lansing schools, in addition to running a book and stationery store with his son, and working as a traveling school book salesman throughout Michigan.
- Date Created:
- [1862 TO 1873]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
- Description:
- A small purple cloth-bound autograph album with silver embossing on the cover, owned by Angie Lazelle of Delta Center, Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Most of the autographs and notes from friends and family date from the early 1880s. Inside the front cover is written "A Christmas present by my mother." On several of the pages, Angie has written in updates on marriage or other life events for the people who signed the book. There are also quotations and poetry copied in as well as what seems to be handwriting practice on some of the pages. Angie Lazelle married Albert E. Parsons on August 1, 1888.
- Date Created:
- [1881 TO 1883]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
- Description:
- A black marbled paper-bound ledger belonging to John H. Arbaugh. The entries in the ledger date from 1869 to 1905 and look to be household or trade accounts with various individuals and businesses. John Hill Arbaugh was the father of Frank N. Arbaugh, who was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and first came to Lansing in 1896. Frank Arbaugh eventually ran a large department store in Lansing. John's father was a friend of John Hill, a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, and named his first son after him. Most pages in the ledger are unused.
- Date Created:
- [1869 TO 1905]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
- Description:
- A small purple cloth-bound autograph album with silver embossing on the cover, owned by Angie Lazelle of Delta Center, Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Most of the autographs and notes from friends and family date from the early 1880s. Inside the front cover is written "A Christmas present by my mother." On several of the pages, Angie has written in updates on marriage or other life events for the people who signed the book. There are also quotations and poetry copied in as well as what seems to be handwriting practice on some of the pages. Angie Lazelle married Albert E. Parsons on August 1, 1888.
- Date Created:
- [1881 TO 1883]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
- Description:
- A tan leather and marbled paper-bound "Forget-Me-Not Album" presented to Mr. Wesley Emery, teacher at Lansing's First Ward (Cedar Street) School in December, 1861. The book has several engravings of classical portraits in between blank pages for signatures. Most pages are not used, but those that are were inscribed by the following former students to Mr. Emery: Louise Turner, 1863 Nelia S. Rankin 1873 Carrie M. Limebeck 1863 Nellie E. Washburn 1863 J. M. Barrett 1862 Helen Bigelow 1862 Elitha (no last name) 1862 Emma Young 1862 There is also one unsigned piece of poetry written in and dated 1874. Mr. Emery served as a teacher and school principal off and on in the early Lansing schools, in addition to running a book and stationery store with his son, and working as a traveling school book salesman throughout Michigan.
- Date Created:
- [1862 TO 1873]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
- Description:
- This small collection includes single albums, diaries, and ledgers from various sources, gathered by David Caterino, most likely from estate sales. Each item in the collection has its own sub-record with digitized material associated when possible.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
- Description:
- A black marbled paper-bound ledger belonging to John H. Arbaugh. The entries in the ledger date from 1869 to 1905 and look to be household or trade accounts with various individuals and businesses. John Hill Arbaugh was the father of Frank N. Arbaugh, who was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and first came to Lansing in 1896. Frank Arbaugh eventually ran a large department store in Lansing. John's father was a friend of John Hill, a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, and named his first son after him. Most pages in the ledger are unused.
- Date Created:
- [1869 TO 1905]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Diaries, Ledgers, and Albums
