1917-1921 diary

• Main Author: Peary, Marie Ahnighito
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: DUNE: DigitalUNE 2020
• Subjects: diary; Marie Peary; World War I; WWI; Washington D.C; Virginia; Maine; Eagle Island; United States History; Women's History; Josephine; Nash; Peary; Percy; Rafter; Sinclair; Wendell
• Online Access: https://dune.une.edu/mpeary_diaries/2; https://dune.une.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=mpeary_diaries

"A Line A Day" diary that Marie Ahnighito Peary wrote in, between 1917 and 1921, with the bulk of the entries from 1918-1921. During this busy time in her life, she married Ted (Edward Stafford), gave birth to two sons - Junior (Edward Stafford, Jr.) and Buddy (Peary Diebitsch Stafford), and lost her father (Admiral Robert E. Peary). The diary chronicles her daily life for those 4-5 years, as well as brief mentions of newsworthy world events, including the 1918 flu pandemic and World War I. Her diary includes the following people and places: Mother - her mother, Josephine Peary Dad - her father, Robert E. Peary Ted - husband, Edward Stafford Junior, or JuJu - firstborn son, Edward Stafford, Jr. Buddy - second son, Peary Diebitsch Stafford Tante - Marie Flora Diebitsch, her aunt, Josephine's younger sister Grossy - Maria Schmidt Diebitsch, her grandmother, Josephine's mother Madge - Madge Diebitsch Holt, her cousin Rob, or Kid - her younger brother, Robert Peary, Jr. Miss Wiggin - appears to be household help/nanny? Emily - Emily Stueart, her lifelong friend Mrs. Steuart - Emily's mother Miss Rupli - her French tutor Uncle - Emil Diebitsch, her maternal uncle Aunt Bobby - Roberta Waterson Diebitsch, Emil's wife Judge - Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford, her father-in-law Mrs. S. - Florence Sinclair Stafford, her mother-in-law Harry Semmes - Ted's friend from Dartmouth Helen - Helen Kahle Pickhardt - lifelong friend Marden - Aaron Marden, caretaker on Eagle Island Mary Rafter - lifelong friend Pape - Martha Percy, the Peary's cook Robert Nash - friend of the family Everett Chambers - rooming house in Portland where the Peary family stayed Eagle Island - island in Casco Bay off the coast of Maine, site of the Peary's retirement home, now a historic site https://dune.une.edu/mpeary_diaries/1001/thumbnail.jpg