This was typed into a spreadsheet by her daughter Barbara (Virgo) Hobbs on August 31 and September 1 of 2003. We should get more information about where Barbara got this. My guess is that this was writen all at once by Dorothy, and not as events unfolded
1919 | March 20 | Rod born. |
1919 | September 8 | Dody born. |
1937 | June | Rod and Dody graduate from high school. |
1939 | Dody graduated from Junior college. | |
1940 | Dody started at Cortland State. | |
1941 | Rod graduated from Cornell. | |
1942 | July 26 | Barbara Jeanne Virgo born. |
1943 | July 13 | Richard Allen Virgo born. |
1944 | October | Rod inducted in Army. |
1945 | October | Rod overseas to Japan-Lieutenant. |
1946 | Rod home-back to King Ferry. | |
1947 | Rod taught in King Ferry. | |
1948 | Rod worked for Ike Mitchell. | |
1949 | Rod to summer school. | |
1950 | April 24 | Phillip William Virgo born. |
Acquired Theron Clements home after Hurricane Hazel. | ||
Rod Started teaching in Cazenovia. | ||
1950 | October | Dody to Marcy. |
1951 | July | Dody home. |
1952 | Dody back to Marcy. | |
1953 | Home for good. Rod changed from Ag to Guidance. | |
1954 | To Maine to Peg Wilcox for vacation. | |
1955 | Feb | Phil had testicle operation - Dr. Spires. |
April | Dick had appendix operation - Dr. Spires. | |
April | To South Carolina to visit Jim. | |
June | Glenn's boy Charles died suddenly in the Phillipines. | |
1955 | July | Jim, Jean, and boys here. |
1957 | Nov. | To Washington to visit Glen and Suzy. |
1958 | April | Bought a 1956 Black Chevrolet. $850 + old car |
Rented a trailer and camped our way to California to see Bobbi. | ||
Dec. | New toaster. | |
1959 | February | Pregnant. |
April | Took family to New York City. Stayed 2 nights at Conine's. | |
March | Steam, spray iron. | |
July | Started on Barb's teeth with Dr. Black. $100 down. $250 to go. | |
Rod became Vice Principal plus Guidance for 11th and 12th grade. Ed Sideras Guidance. | ||
Nov. 15 | James Roderick Virgo born at 11:30 pm. | |
Dec. | Fry pan. | |
1960 | June | Dick to Adirondack Woodcraft Camp to work for summer with Chuck Golden |
Barb worked mornings for Dr. Newton's and afternoons for Gordon Kent's | ||
Glenn and Suzy's baby girl was dead soon after birth. | ||
Sept. | Barb's teeth finished, pretty, and paid for. | |
Sept. 17 | Barb started college at Lake Erie College, Ohio. | |
Dec. | Barb home for 3 weeks through Christmas. | |
March | New GE steam iron. | |
1961 | Sept. | Barb sophomore at Lake Erie College. Worked at Golden's for summer off and on. |
Dick freshman at Clarkson College. | ||
Barb missed term-mononucleosis. | ||
1962 | Sept. | Barb junior at Lake Erie College. |
Dick sophomore at Clarkson College. | ||
Phil 7th grade. | ||
Grandma Kate died. | ||
Nov. | Grandpa Virgo died. | |
1963 | Jan. | Barb sailed on Queen Mary for a term in France-home of Mme. Gervais, 10 Rue de Jersey, Caen, Calvadoes, France. |
March 20 | Barb returned on S.S. Unites States. | |
July | 1 week at DeRuyter. | |
Rod and Dick spent summer painting windows, roof--Grandpa Grime, Jack Baer's home, Webster's, Jasse's, and Mansfield's. Did considerable work on parsonage and church. | ||
Barb spent summer in Madison, Conn. with Mrs. Bill Davis' mother and step father, Mr. And Mrs. Alvin Bowman-doing housework. We visited her one weekend. | ||
Dick to summer school evenings to make up a course in Electrical Engineering he failed. | ||
Sept. | Barb senior at Lake Erie College. Dick junior at Clarkson. | |
Dec. 26 | Jim, Phil, Rod, and I took Grandma Virgo to Jim's in Fairfax, S.C. where Glenn and family met us. They took her on to Louisiana with them for part of the winter. | |
1964 | Barb graduated from Lake Erie College-went to Cleveland and lived in boarding house with Mr. Zill and looked for work. Brought her home in July. | |
Summer | Dick and Rod painted houses all summer. Mrs. Thomas', the Hughes, part of Dunleyer, the Hills, and Westfalls in Delphi Falls. | |
Dick to summer camp at Indian Town Gap for six weeks (poison ivy). | ||
Fall | Barb to work in Admission's Office at Syracuse-has an apartment with Gail Curtis. | |
Dick to last year at Clarkson. | ||
Phil freshman-out for track and hockey. | ||
Kept Jim home from school for 1 more year. | ||
1965 | Dick graduated from Clarkson-went to Ft. Belvoir for summer. Spent time in hospital with poison ivy. | |
Phil doing very poorly at home and school-hates everyone including self. | ||
Jim started kindergarten-loves it. | ||
Barb moved to Washington, DC-an apartment with 2 other girls. | ||
1966 | Dick to Korea in the Army Engineers as a 2nd Lt. | |
Barb in Washington working for Dr. West connected with Washington colleges. Has an apartment by herself . (We spent Christmas with her. Had one chair in the whole apartment). | ||
Phil left home without telling anyone. Ended up at Barb's. A big mess. | ||
Jim in 1st grade, doing very well. | ||
1967 | Phil started school at Hawthorne. Never did very well, lives with Barb in her new apartment on F Street. 1741 F. Street. | |
Dick signed up for another year with the Army. Sent to Vietnam in January. Was made 1st Lieutenant. | ||
Barb went to work for the American Psychological Association at much more money than she was getting. Phil is her big worry. | ||
Christmas in Virginia with Glenn Virgo's. | ||
1968 | Dick made captain and home from the wars. He was put on a hospital testing program. Was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his work in this area. | |
Barb was home 3 times this year, once this summer, once at Thanksgiving, and again at Christmas. Flew each time. | ||
Dick mustered out of Army and after a month of getting used to civilian life went to work with the Millers. Found an apartment in Albany. Barb went there at Christmas time to help him furnish it. | ||
Phil fractured his skull and was in George Washington Hospital for 10 days. He spent the summer in Texas with Paul deSantis. Paul was sent to Vietnam and Phil came home to start his junior year here. | ||
Rented house for summer. | ||
1969 | Dick still with Miller's rat farm. He found a very nice home in Voorheesville where he rents a room. | |
Barb is going with Jim Hobbs. | ||
Phil is taking his senior year in half a year. Finished in January. Went to work at Cook's discount store. He left home again when we made an issue of having Leslie in his room. So they are now living together-really solved that one. | ||
July | We bought a Scamper trailer and Jim, Rod and I camped to California to visit Bobbi and George. | |
Rented camp for 3 weeks. Rented house to Websters for six weeks. | ||
1970 | August 22 | Barbara Jeanne Virgo married to James Hobbs at Cacapon State Park, Berkley, W. VA. |
Rented house to a young couple going to the University. Exchanged camps with Bill and Beth O'Brien. We went to theirs at Martha's Vineyard for a week. They had ours. | ||
1971 | Bought new blue ford Tarino. | |
Rented camp one week to Clarks and one week to friends of theirs | ||
Dody had D&C in June. Laid up 2 weeks | ||
Oct. | To Washington to visit Barb and Jim. A beautiful fall. No frost 'til November. | |
Nov. | Road having a bad time with his back. | |
Dick to work for Bog-Warner at Morris Chain. Works in Ithaca. Really likes it. | ||