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Subject Baking
  • Three women prepare bread to bake in a stone or clay oven placed in the courtyard of a home.
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    Bread-making in the court of a Syrian home, Palestine

    Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930
    Three women prepare bread to bake in a stone or clay oven placed in the courtyard of a home.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1914
    Collection
    Palestine Through the Stereoscope
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Three women prepare bread to bake in a stone or clay oven placed in the courtyard of a home.
  • A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, wishing him a happy birthday, assuring that the family is doing well, giving an update on the children, reassuring him and her mother that life in Mayari is still very normal with no disruptions from the revolution, sharing that the clinic has been busy and that their medicines are coming through alright, sharing that they don't leave town and Morrell doesn't travel his circuit at night, mentioning that their chickens are laying well and that she recently baked a cake using the eggs, discussing the clothing she has been sewing for Esther, and reporting on the success of the Sunday school program.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald Lerch, April 16, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, wishing him a happy birthday, assuring that the family is doing well, giving an update on the children, reassuring him and her mother that life in Mayari is still very normal with no disruptions from the revolution, sharing that the clinic has been busy and that their medicines are coming through alright, sharing that they don't leave town and Morrell doesn't travel his circuit at night, mentioning that their chickens are laying well and that she recently baked a cake using the eggs, discussing the clothing she has been sewing for Esther, and
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-04-16
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, wishing him a happy birthday, assuring that the family is doing well, giving an update on the children, reassuring him and her mother that life in Mayari is still very normal with no disruptions from the revolution, sharing that the clinic has been busy and that their medicines are coming through alright, sharing that they don't leave town and Morrell doesn't travel his circuit at night, mentioning that their chickens are laying well and that she recently baked a cake using the eggs, discussing the clothing she has been sewing for Esther, and
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for sending along Esther's (sister) letter and pictures, describing how Esther and George have come down with colds and Steed has been struggling with asthma attaks and an earache, mentioning that they are going to try out living at the Agricultural School for a while to see if that helps the children's health improve, and describing the family's Christmas celebrations and the lunch they shared with the Milk family.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, December 28, 1959

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for sending along Esther's (sister) letter and pictures, describing how Esther and George have come down with colds and Steed has been struggling with asthma attaks and an earache, mentioning that they are going to try out living at the Agricultural School for a while to see if that helps the children's health improve, and describing the family's Christmas celebrations and the lunch they shared with the Milk family.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1959-12-28
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for sending along Esther's (sister) letter and pictures, describing how Esther and George have come down with colds and Steed has been struggling with asthma attaks and an earache, mentioning that they are going to try out living at the Agricultural School for a while to see if that helps the children's health improve, and describing the family's Christmas celebrations and the lunch they shared with the Milk family.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter, sharing that she should be slightly less busy and thus won't get so behind in her own letter writing, giving an update on the children and George in particular, promising them their photograph soon, mentioning that the two young men from Emory will be leaving soon, sharing that they haven't heard from Morrell's mother yet after her surgery, asking them to let Esther (sister) know she will write as soon as she can, sharing that she made an angel food cake, describing a trip to Holguin to take Steed to the doctor, and mentioning that they visited Gerado's family.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, July 29, 1959

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter, sharing that she should be slightly less busy and thus won't get so behind in her own letter writing, giving an update on the children and George in particular, promising them their photograph soon, mentioning that the two young men from Emory will be leaving soon, sharing that they haven't heard from Morrell's mother yet after her surgery, asking them to let Esther (sister) know she will write as soon as she can, sharing that she made an angel food cake, describing a trip to Holguin to take
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1959-07-29
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter, sharing that she should be slightly less busy and thus won't get so behind in her own letter writing, giving an update on the children and George in particular, promising them their photograph soon, mentioning that the two young men from Emory will be leaving soon, sharing that they haven't heard from Morrell's mother yet after her surgery, asking them to let Esther (sister) know she will write as soon as she can, sharing that she made an angel food cake, describing a trip to Holguin to take
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing how she is getting on with her pregnancy and handling the social gatherings put on by the Women's Society, telling them about Steed's new sunsuit, giving an update on Dr. Jesse, letting them know Steed is beginning to get more teeth, discussing her latest baking endeavors, describing Morrell's recent work at the camp and that he is back for good now, and reporting that Steed is beginning to speak more and more.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, September 2, 1956

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing how she is getting on with her pregnancy and handling the social gatherings put on by the Women's Society, telling them about Steed's new sunsuit, giving an update on Dr. Jesse, letting them know Steed is beginning to get more teeth, discussing her latest baking endeavors, describing Morrell's recent work at the camp and that he is back for good now, and reporting that Steed is beginning to speak more and more.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1956-09-02
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing how she is getting on with her pregnancy and handling the social gatherings put on by the Women's Society, telling them about Steed's new sunsuit, giving an update on Dr. Jesse, letting them know Steed is beginning to get more teeth, discussing her latest baking endeavors, describing Morrell's recent work at the camp and that he is back for good now, and reporting that Steed is beginning to speak more and more.
  • Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday. The second letter is from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, urging her to visit and hoping that Donald can come as well, wishing her a happy birthday and assuring her that she still has many wonderful years ahead of her, giving an update on how the family is doing, recommending a book on the family and mental illness, and mentioning he is going to Holguin to give a talk on preparing sermons.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, and Morrell Steed Robinson to Elsie Lerch, January 29, 1959

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1959-01-29
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday.
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