Mariette C. Crittenden reminiscences
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a typed copy of the reminiscences of Mariette C. Crittenden, written in 1907 when she was eighty-two years old. Her parents migrated from Vermont to Saline, Michigan, in 1831, when she was 6. After a rudimentary education, Mrs. Crittenden began teaching school at age 16. She married in 1851, and raised a large family. In the reminiscences, written as a letter to one of her daughters, Mrs. Crittenden describes her family's trip from Vermont by canal, steam boat, and stagecoach. She also discusses neighbors in Saline, the schools she attended or taught, as well as the harsh and sometimes dangerous conditions pioneers faced. A separate part of the reminiscences, entitled "Housekeeping of 75 Years Ago," includes a discussion of cooking and housekeeping chores.
Dates
- Creation: 1959
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
- Title
- Mariette C. Crittenden Reminiscences
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Date
- August 1968
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu