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Diary, January 1932- February 1933 |
Summary |
A diary written by an unknown woman whose husband's first name was FAY, (no last name), beginning in January 1932 and ending in February 1933, Diary is a 6.5 x 5" green cover book. A transcript of the diary is included. Also, there is a digital searchable PDF of the diary in the Digital Collections under: DIGITAL COLLECTIONS - Digital Donations\Found in Collection\2019.65.01 "DIARY UPDATE: Thanks to a Venice resident with an amazing memory (who prefers to remain anonymous) the mystery of the diary’s author has been solved. It belonged to E. Georgiana Myers. Throughout, she referred to her husband as "Fay," which turned out to be his middle name, Myron Fay Myers. Her diary is a treasure from the past and a slice of life from 1932. Originally from Rochester, NY, Georgiana lived in Venice for 22 years and passed away in 1946 at age 78. Mr. Myers passed in 1953. The couple had no children. The Venice Museum & Archives can now update the accession records for this valuable donation. Thanks, too, to Tampa Channel 13 for sharing the mystery with their audience." - Facebook post by Rhonda Rogers on April 30th, 2020 UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: Glenn Stephens was the Venice resident with the amazing memory who identified the author of the diary. Glenn recently passed away (5/16/2024) and I felt it was okay to identify him now (5/28/2024). Rhonda Rogers Also, the above information was confirmed through email to VMA staff by professional researcher, Cathi Hardesty on May 1, 2020. Cathi found orbitruaries and tax records confirming E. Georgiana Myers and Myron Fay Myers owned a house and lived in Venice, FL during this time. |
Object Name |
Diary |
Author |
Unknown |
Subjects |
This diary covered some events that happend in Venice, FL during those years. |
Catalog Number |
2019.65.01 |
Year Range from |
1932 |
Year Range to |
1933 |
Number of images |
2 |