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Excerpts from Francis 

C. Waid's Third Souvenir

Submitted by David M. Waid 

Francis C. Waid chronicled life in Crawford County and along the road in the late 1800s.  He complied his family sketches, thoughts, impressions, and "little transactions of common events of life" into three volumes titled Souvenir. Excerpts from the Third Souvenir are presented here. Hundreds of Crawford County residents are mentioned throughout the excerpts. Thanks to David M. Waid for making this material available.

Francis C. Waid

Highlights of the 

Third Souvenir

#  Preface

#  Journeys

#  1890

#  Children's Day

#  July 4 on Conneaut Lake

#  Obituary of Ross Lane

#  1891

#  Golden Wedding Anniversary Gift

#  Letter from Hosea Smith who was killed at Gettysburg

#  Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Laban Smith

#  Allegheny College Class of 1891 Graduation program

#  Dedication of the Soldier's Monument in Meadville 4 Jul 1891

The Second Souvenir, list of people who received one of the  700 copies

#  Miscellaneous

#  Teachers who taught in the old School Building in Blooming Valley 1851 to 1890

#  Record of the Lord and Waid Families

#  Record of the Eleazer and Lois C. Slocum Family

#  The Waid Twin Monuments in Blooming Valley Cemetery

#  In Memoriam - The Passing of Francis C. Waid

 

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Flyleaf from the Second Souvenir.