Two Noras: June 6, 1914 and June 6, 2021

 Nora Bauer: Saturday, June 6, 1914

Anna & Gertrude went uptown this evening. I washed the dishes and then Herman and I went to Aunt Kate's but she had gone to H....? 

Nora Spitznogle: Sunday, June 6, 2021

I was an EME at 10:30 Mass. The parish celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi by processing to altars set up in the neighborhood. Hot day! 

I wish I could have experienced a Saturday night in Logansport in 1914! The City census grew from 19,050 in 1910 to 21,262 in 1920 - the largest number of residents in the last 100 years. I'm sure the streets were teeming with carriages and people and horses. Her oldest sister, Anna, and and her youngest sister, Gertrude where there. Nora and her youngest brother, Herman went to visit their Aunt Kate - I can't make out where she was. 

It's fun to read about Grandma Nora doing household chores. I would love to read more about her day-to-day home life. 

Today was the Saint Joan of Arc parish Corpus Christi walk. The feast of Corpus Christi is the festival where Catholics celebrate the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Our parish celebrates with a procession through the neighborhood while stopping at temporary altars. I love the procession - First Communicants, Boy Scouts, the Knights of Columbus, Father Guy, and the parishioners. 

The rest of the day was spent trying to catch up on housework and such.