Tinker Swiss Cottage
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Historic House Museum in Rockford, IL
Rockford, IL
Joined May 2009
November 12, 1868: Putting on roof – Jim Redmond died of wound by knife in belly #CottageConstruction #Yikes #RIPJim #DailyTinker
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November 11, 1919: Fine day for Armistace 1stanniversary celebrations #PostWWI #Celebrations #DailyTinker
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November 10, 1884: Election still hanging in lance – but Cleveland to be ahead #VictorianPolitics #GoVote #DailyTinker
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November 9, 1912: Josie Johnson left us in morning to be married in pm #GoodLuckJosie #TinkerServant #TeddysNanny #DailyTinker
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November 8, 1919: Learned that the ring on which L. Purdon borrowed $10 week ago was worthless, + that the lying chap had skipt for Ch’go same day…ungrateful, worthless pup #UhOh #BobGotSwindled #VictorianInsults #DailyTinker
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November 7, 1882: General Elections. Democrats swept the country #ElectionSeason #RememberToVote #VictorianPolitics #DailyTinker
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November 6, 1900: Rainy disagreeable Presid’ election – McKinley won the day #PresidentMcKinley #BobsNotAfan #DailyTinker
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November 5, 1920: Dr. allowed me to first bath since July 3 (Wm Johnson, 72 chatted with me in same bath died at 10:30 the next morning) #StinkyBob #VictorianBathrooms #4MonthsNoBath #RIPWilliamJohnson #DailyTinker
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November 4, 1883: Drove to Patrero...after dinner made sketch of the quaint old ch 200 years just opposite – Primitive people – mud house #TravelingTinkers #NewMexico #SouthwestUS #PotreroNM #DailyTinker
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November 3, 1901: Staid in all day. Made sketch for cemetery stone – Rainy #AlwaysTinkering #BusyBob #TinkerDorrMonument #GreenwoodCemetery #DailyTinker
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November 2, 1880: Presidential election, Garfield vs Hancock #PresidentGarfield #HistoricElections #RememberToVote #DailyTinker
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November 1, 1872: Horse disease broke out in Chicago #UhOh #HorseDisease #ChicagoHistory #DailyTinker
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October 31, 1915: Town wild over some big football games #ApparentlyBobsNotAFootballFan #VictorianGames #DailyTinker
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October 30, 1883: Left home for New Mexico #TravelingTinkers #NMBound #HeadingToTheWildWest #DailyTinker
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October 29, 1915: Hallowe’en party in Annex for the kids – great success – 3 of them remaining thro the night + Saturday #HappyHalloween #HalloweenParty #DailyTinker
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October 28, 1912: Ted growing more unruly + disobedient #TeddyTinker #Terrible4s #PapaBob #JessiesGotHerHandsFull #DailyTinker
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October 27, 1878: 6 inches of snow on sidewalk #EarlyWinter #LetItSnow #JustKiddingThatSoundsTerrible #DailyTinker
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October 26, 1854: The family retired as usual but we were called at half past eleven and hurried down for Father appeared to be worse, I reached his bed side just in time to see him take one short breath #RIP #ReverandRuebenTinker #LifeInWestfieldNY #RobertsFather #DailyTinker
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October 24, 1900: Wife + I went to Chicago stop’g at Sherman Ho. Room 314 with bath – Merrik made changes in lining of leg socket #TravelingTinker #ChicagoBound #7MonthsAfterRRAccident #HopeTheChangesHelped #DailyTinker
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