Excerpts from the Lars John Redberg Diaries of 1909 - 1912 of Life in South Tillamook County especially of Oretown, Oregon.
NVMS students typed these excerpts during the fall of 2002.
Edna Redberg very kindly excerpted these interesting portions of the diaries and provided them to NVMS. The complete diaries of Lars John Redberg are in the Pioneer Museum in Tillamook, Oregon. They were donated by Erwin and Edna Redberg.
The following diary entries were typed by NVMS student, ?., and edited by Dean Bones. Note that I can't locate the original to adequately edit this page. I'm not sure of some of the spellings and some of the words that were student typed. db)
This is the last page of Redberg Diary Excerpts! Perhaps I'll make some time to go to the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum to search for more excerpts. Thank you, again, to Edna Redberg for her very time consuming task of excerpting these 22 pages of entries of Lars John Redberg's diary!
Dec. 5, 1912 - Worked 4 1/2 hours at new factory.
Dec. 7, 1912 - I went up to Carvers after his heavy wagon and some things. I brought Carver's lift this morning for (?) Mrs. Grients and daughters left this morning.
Dec. 10, 1912 - Hauled household goods over to the bay for Mr. and Mrs. Lester Atterbury. Ira lance also hauled 1 load.
Dec. 11, 1912 - Crew of men tearing down the old factory.
Dec. 12, 1912
- Finished factory (?) today. Two teams got 80 posts from beach.
Dec. 25, 1912 - At our house for Christmas dinner and tree were: Willie, Mrs.
and Mr. Porte, Mr and Mrs. Wm. Redberg, Earl, Muriel Richardson, Ole and
family, Bert Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Atterbury and daughter Ora, Mrs. Lance
and daughters Marvel and Weltha, Mr. And Mrs. Herbert Porter, myself and family.
Dec. 30, 1912 - Neskowin's new cheese factory blew off its foundations. Estimated damage at least $250.
Dec .31, 1912 - Did some carpenter work on upstairs in own house.