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1824-42.] LIFE IN TERRITORIAL WISCONSIN. 24I
arrived. Some who had more beef or pigs to kill than they could use, would sell a pig or a quarter of beef to his neigh¬ bor. We often made such purchases from Judge Lawe.
Every fall and spring, each family had a shoemaker come, and make shoes for the entire family; and as there was but one shoemaker here we had to wait, as ladies wait now for a dressmaker.
Poor old Martz, I see him now, when by way of taking a rest from his bench, he would, on every other Saturday, get on the horse and go to the nunnery after our seven-year- old daughter Eliza, who was attending the sisters' school. On Monday her father would take her back again, on horse¬ back, as he was on his way to his business.
I spoke of waiting for dressmakers in these days; in the days I am writing of, there were none to wait for. There were no milliners either. Woe to the woman who could not make her own dress! And yet, our dresses did not look so very badly. At least, we were content. " Where igno¬ rance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." Still, let me say we were fashionable and stylish people. Our fashions came from the East. We will not ask how late. But some lady, either a citizen or of the army, would arrive from the East, and she would be kind enough to lend her dress to some friend to make one by. That friend would lend to her friend, and so on until we were all served. It made no difference to us if another new dress did not appear for two or three years — until we wished to make another. We never thought of making over a dress for the fashion.^
At the new church at Menomoneeville, in May, 1833, Rev. Fr. Simon Sandrell baptized my three months' old baby. Her baptismal name being Louise Sophie —my Indian rela¬ tives added to it Migisan, or Wampum. This little one is now Mrs. Louise S. Favill, of Madison.
Although our home was a gay and happy one, my work did not lessen, as no good servants could be procured.
About this time Navarino loomed up considerably, and all of the attractions seemed to be there. My husband having learned by experience that he could not be a farmer 17
Object Description
| Page Title | Reminiscences of life in territorial Wisconsin |
| Author | Baird, Elizabeth T. (Elizabeth Thérèse), 1810-1890 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
| Digital Identifier | TP029000 |
| Description | Though born in Prairie du Chien, Elizabeth Therese Baird spent much of her youth on Mackinac Island. Married at the age of 14 to Henry S. Baird, Baird accompanied her husband to their new home in Green Bay in 1824. Baird recounts here her early years in northern Wisconsin. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Baird, Elizabeth T. "Reminiscences of life in territorial Wisconsin." Wisconsin Historical Collections, vol 15 (Madison, 1900): 205-263; online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=29 |
| Document Number | TP029 |
| Size | p. 205-263 ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=29 |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; vol. 15 |
| Genre | memoir; travel narrative |
| County | Brown County; Calumet County; Columbia County; Crawford County; Sawyer County; Dodge County; Fond du Lac County; Grant County; Green Lake County; Iowa County; Kewaunee County; Marquette County; Menominee County; Outagamie County; Racine County; Richland County; Rock County; Sauk County; Walworth County; Winnebago County |
| City | Allouez; Beloit; Elkhorn; Fond du Lac Green Bay; Janesville; Madison; Neenah; Portage; Prairie du Chien; Racine |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; Illiniois; Michigan; New York |
| Gender | female; male |
| Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
| Sub-Topic | Early U.S. Settlement |
| Event Date | 1824-1842 |
| Event Years | 1824-1842 |
| Agriculture | Wild Rice |
| Animals | Birds |
| Art | Interior architecture; Interior decoration |
| Buildings | Capitol buildings; Dwellings; Log cabins |
| Climate | Rain; Storms |
| Domestic Life | Clothing and dress; Cookery; Food |
| Education | Boarding schools |
| Land Use | Cities and towns |
| Life Stages | Marriage |
| Occupations | Lawyers; Physicians; Pioneers |
| Recreation | Camping; Leisure activities; Travel |
| Religion | Church buildings; Missions; Priests |
| Topography | Islands; Lakes; Landscape; Rivers; Trails and paths |
| Transportation | Boats and boating; Canoes and canoeing; Steamboats |
| War | Black Hawk War, 1832; Fortification |
| Indian Tribe | Menominee; Ho-Chunk |
| Service Industries | Hotels |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | 241 |
| Author | Baird, Elizabeth T. (Elizabeth Thérèse), 1810-1890 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
| Digital Identifier | TP029045 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; vol. 15 |
| Full Text | 1824-42.] LIFE IN TERRITORIAL WISCONSIN. 24I arrived. Some who had more beef or pigs to kill than they could use, would sell a pig or a quarter of beef to his neigh¬ bor. We often made such purchases from Judge Lawe. Every fall and spring, each family had a shoemaker come, and make shoes for the entire family; and as there was but one shoemaker here we had to wait, as ladies wait now for a dressmaker. Poor old Martz, I see him now, when by way of taking a rest from his bench, he would, on every other Saturday, get on the horse and go to the nunnery after our seven-year- old daughter Eliza, who was attending the sisters' school. On Monday her father would take her back again, on horse¬ back, as he was on his way to his business. I spoke of waiting for dressmakers in these days; in the days I am writing of, there were none to wait for. There were no milliners either. Woe to the woman who could not make her own dress! And yet, our dresses did not look so very badly. At least, we were content. " Where igno¬ rance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." Still, let me say we were fashionable and stylish people. Our fashions came from the East. We will not ask how late. But some lady, either a citizen or of the army, would arrive from the East, and she would be kind enough to lend her dress to some friend to make one by. That friend would lend to her friend, and so on until we were all served. It made no difference to us if another new dress did not appear for two or three years — until we wished to make another. We never thought of making over a dress for the fashion.^ At the new church at Menomoneeville, in May, 1833, Rev. Fr. Simon Sandrell baptized my three months' old baby. Her baptismal name being Louise Sophie —my Indian rela¬ tives added to it Migisan, or Wampum. This little one is now Mrs. Louise S. Favill, of Madison. Although our home was a gay and happy one, my work did not lessen, as no good servants could be procured. About this time Navarino loomed up considerably, and all of the attractions seemed to be there. My husband having learned by experience that he could not be a farmer 17 |
| Event Date | 1824-1842 |
| Event Years | 1824-1842 |
| Type | Text |