May 18th, 1961-Rosslare Boat and Wexford, Ireland with Photo

• May 18th, 1961
• Rosslare Boat and Wexford, Ireland
• Cloudy in a.m. turning sunny

Arrived at Rosslare Harbor after a rather rolling ocean voyage in the wee small hrs of the morning. Train to Wexford after a very excellent breakfast on board ship. Wexford is a small quaint town 13 miles from Rosslare.  The hotel (Talbot) is rated A by the Irish guide for hotels and our room with bath is very comfortable. Went out to explore the place - pop 12,000- area on of the driest and sunniest in Ireland.  Streets very narrow.  In 1649 Cromwell occupied the town and massacred the inhabitants.  People very friendly and all give greetings as they pass.  Bought a little dress for Kathleen and a sweater for Dick Sr.  Dad wishes to move on as there is little to hold one here.  He is out scouting tickets to Dublin.

Building in Ireland

Farm information from the 1870 Census

 

Random Horse from our Ireland trip

Here is the data from 1870:

Item	Christiana Jane Wormwood	Benjamin Franklin Carpenter
Branch	Putnam	Putnam
Place	Houlton, ME	Hammond, ME
Date	June 1st, 1870	August 9th, 1870
Acres of Improved Land	30	45
Acres of Unimproved Land-Woodland	40	55
Acres of Unimproved Land-Other	10	0
Cash Value of Farm	$2,000	$800
Value of Farming Implements and Machinery	$100	$100
Horses	0	2
Milch Cows	2	2
Working Oxen	0	0
Other Cattle	0	2
Sheep	0	0
Swine	0	1
Value of Live Stock	$50	$300
Rye, bushels of	0	0
Indian Corn, bushels of	0	0
Oats, bushels of	50	150
Wool, lbs of	45	Data Missing
Peas and Beans, bushels of	0	Data Missing
Irish Potatoes, bushels of	75	Data Missing
Buckwheat, bushels of	100	300
Butter, lbs of	300	Data Missing
Hay, tons of	20	Data Missing
Maple Sugar, lbs of	0	Data Missing
Value of Homemade Manufactures	$30	Data Missing
Value of Animals slaughtered	$50	Data Missing
Total Value of farm products	$800	Data Missing

Farm Information from the 1860 Census

Potatoes from our container growing experiment

Here is the data I have from 1860:

Item	Levi Houlton Putnam	Isaac Bradbury	Benjamin Franklin Carpenter
Branch	Putnam	Putnam	Putnam
Place	Houlton, ME	Haynesville, ME	Hammond, ME
Date	June 4th, 1860	January 15th, 1860	June 22nd, 1860
Acres of Improved Land	20	50	10
Acres of Unimproved Land	10	65	190
Cash Value of Farm	$500	$800	$1,500
Value of Farming Implements and Machinery	$50	$50	$50
Horses	0	1	1
Milch Cows	1	3	1
Working Oxen	0	0	0
Other Cattle	1	9	1
Sheep	6	12	9
Swine	1	2	0
Value of Live Stock	$100	$250	$100
Rye, bushels of	5	0	0
Indian Corn, bushels of	0	0	0
Oats, bushels of	100	160	0
Wool, lbs of	24	20	0
Peas and Beans, bushels of	40	0	0
Irish Potatoes, bushels of	500	150	300
Buckwheat, bushels of	50	65	100
Butter, lbs of	600	0	200
Hay, tons of	150	0	15
Maple Sugar, lbs of	200	0	0
Value of Homemade Manufactures	$0	$45	$0
Value of Animals slaughtered	$1,500	$80	$50

If your interested in the potato growing experiment, my wife wrote about it on her blog.

May 11th, 1961-The Hague, Holland with Photos

• May 11th, 1961
• The Hague, Holland
• Cold, raw, windy, cloudy

A wonderful nights sleep-we were really tired.  Nice breakfast in hotel dining room and the out to explore the city.  It is some sort of Holy day* and all the stores were closed. Went over to the station and bought our tickets for Harwich, England, for Saturday.  We go by boat train to Hook of Holland and then across the North Sea (+ hrs) to Harwich. This afternoon we went to see the Miniature Village at Madurodam. Took a lot of pictures through the sun was not out, so results will not be good. Had tea at the Hotel Lounge and finally got our luggage, Pajamas-hurray!

*Discovered later it was Ascension Thursday and I should have been at Mass myself, all messed up on the days.

Madurodam Village

Madurodam Village

Madurodam Village

Madurodam Village

Madurodam Village

Madurodam Village

Madurodam Village

Madurodam Village

Photo Friday: Random Photos from the various 1922 Trips

 

Amos Putnam in a canoe

Amos and Ervin Putnam moving supplies

Ervin Putnam pushing the wagon

Ervin Putnam with 14 fish

Ervin Putnam with Canoe

Ervin Putnam Camping

Ervin Putnam-West Lake

Group with Canoe

Portage

Portage

From left to right-Unknown, Amos Putnam, Ervin Putnam, possibly Moosehead Lake Trip

Farm Information from the 1850 Census Records

Random Sheep from our Ireland Trip

I can't remember if I posted this before but I believe I did some research and then didn't share the comparison.  So I will do a number of posts on farm ownership information from the Census records across the family branches.   I'll start with the 1850 data

Item	Issac Bradbuy	Benjamin Franklin Carpenter	David Sanders
Branch	Putnam	Putnam	Wright
Place	Haynesville, ME	Lincoln, ME	Whately, MA
Date	August 1st, 1850	July 29th, 1850	September 4th, 1850
Acres of Improved Land	50	30	50
Acres of Unimproved Land	100	20	25
Cash Value of Farm	$1,000	$1,000	$3,000
Value of Farming Impliments and Machinery	$50	$100	$150
Horses	0	2	1
Milch Cows	3	1	2
Working Oxen	2	2	0
Other Cattle	1	0	1
Sheep	14	4	2
Swine	3	0	2
Value of Live Stock	$200	$228	$200
Rye, bushels of	0	0	50
Indian Corn, bushels of	20	40	40
Oats, bushels of	130	50	0
Wool, lbs of	0	40	0
Peas and Beans, bushels of	5	4	0
Irish Potatos, bushels of	200	25	40
Butter, lbs of	100	250	150
Hay, tons of	10	8	4
Value of Homemade Manufactures	$15	$32	$0
Value of Animals slaughtered	$750	$22	$25

May 9th, 1961-Zurich, Switzerland, Du Theatre with photos

• May 9th, 1961
• Zurich, Switzerland, Du Theatre
• Cool, Windy, some Sunniness

Went over to the station this morning and bought tickets for The Hague on the de-lux train, Europa. Got a scarf for Grannie and some socks to go with the boys’ alpine shorts.  The people here differ from those in Paris and Geneva.  In the latter two places, no one noticed anyone else.  Here they will look each other over.  Can it be the change from French to German? This afternoon we took a 5 hr. Trip to Lake Lucerne.  Beautiful scenery-indescribable- with its lakes and mountains.  Stopped at Brunnen on the way back at a little tea room for coffee and cakes.  Passed through village, Berne, made famous by William Tell. Saw towers and fortifications dating back 1000 years.

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Mary and Monk

Lucerne, Switzerland

Mary in Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland