The trip to Virginia yielded this jewel, my grandmother’s diary from 1946. This was the year she married my grandfather, Robert Valentine. She’s pretty consistent the first 6 months of the year, including the months leading up to the marriage (April 6) and for a few months afterwards.

I’ve begun the work of transcribing it and it’s been an awesome experience to get to know her a little bit better through the process. By the time I was old enough to remember Grandma, she was already in a lot of pain from a life of adventure.

See the transcription of Margaret’s Diary

My grandmother’s diary, includes the year she married my grandfather. via Instagram