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A potpourri of stories about various family members or events, written by others and edited by me.
Note that each of these writings were created by someone else (see next heading). My role was to first transcribe it, next to add links to people or places, and then to add corrections or clarifications [within brackets].
Writings by Jesse Hibbard
Most recent on top; [yyyy-mm-dd] is date published.
- Chicago World Fair - 1933
- A summary of the 1933 trip to Chicago for the World Fair. [2025-09-15]
- The Husband, the Coward
- A brief writing by Jesse that may be a story from the radio or something he read. [2025-09-15]
- Thienes members visit Jesse
- A brief writing when Roman Thienes and sisters visited Jesse. [2025-09-13]
- Red Pocket Notes of Jesse
- Jesse used a 112 page "Pocket Notes" red journal that he recorded thoughts from roughly 1908 to 1916. Many of the pages of this journal already appear in this list of items that Jesse wrote. This is a page-by-page systematic organization of the transcriptions, or at least images, of this journal. THIS IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. [2025-09-13]
- The Girl with the White Rose
- Jesse tells a story of being recognized by name and an event by a girl that he can't recall meeting, though she claims they had met. [2025-09-13]
- Only a "Con"
- Jesse tells a story of being seen working as a street car conductor by one of his former girlfriends. [2025-09-13]
- Howard H. Hibbard's 1875 Account Book
- This has images of the 150 year old book and the transcription of its page that includes stories of life in NY and VT and other stories. [2025-08-29]
- Aunt Margaret Visits
- This is a short entry in Jesse's journal from 1911. I wish I had known about this when I told Sylvia that the person Jesse mentions is not a relative. [2025-08-22]
- People Connected to Jesse Hibbard
- This is NOT something written by Jesse Hibbard, but it is based on his writings and my [Al] research. Grampa's writings include references to a number of other people. I try to add some context and information about these people when possible. [2025-08-22]
- Important events of summer of 1909
- This is a short listing of 14 items that Jesse deemed important from the summer of 1909 forward. [2025-08-22]
- Strange Incidents and Little Tales
- This is a collection of 15 "strange incidents" that Jesse wrote in October 1909. [2025-08-22]
- Hibbard History -- 1971
- This is a short history of the Hibbard family that Jesse created in 1969, though it is not clear who the intended recipient was. [2025-08-22]
- Hibbard History -- 1969
- This is a history of the Hibbard family that Jesse shared with me in 1969. I think it was when I spent part of the summer there (instead of being in Fargo). [2025-06-25]
- History of Hibbard family as far as known -- 1908
- Jesse Hibbard documents his family's history when he was 14 (as a school project, I would guess) [2021-02-20]
- Wildlife in this Area 1871 to the Present
- Jesse Hibbard documents his account of wildlife in Sherburne county from 1871 to 1971 [2021-02-19]
- Goodbye to “Across the Tracks”
- Jesse wrote a 2-part story in his journal about how he met his future wife. This is part 2. [2021-02-13]
- The Girl from “Across the Tracks”
- Jesse wrote a 2-part story in his journal about how he met his future wife. This is part 1. [2021-02-13]