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TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, December 11, 1958
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing that the electric plant has run out of fuel so they no longer have electricity in town and are reliant on candles and lamps, mentioning that Blanca has been a huge help as they are forced to use work arounds for many regular household things, thanking them for sending money for Christmas and Steed's birthday, mentioning that food prices have drastically increased and that they will have to use some of the work funds to help cover some of their living expenses, discussing her sewing projects, mentioning that she may try and visitSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing that the electric plant has run out of fuel so they no longer have electricity in town and are reliant on candles and lamps, mentioning that Blanca has been a huge help as they are forced to use work arounds for many regular household things, thanking them for sending money for Christmas and Steed's birthday, mentioning that food prices have drastically increased and that they will have to use some of the work funds to help cover some of their living expenses, discussing her sewing projects, mentioning that she may try and visit -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, February 2, 1960
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, wishing the Williams family well, sharing that the family are doing well out at the school and that Morrell is going to teach a class there the following semester, mentioning that Blanca has a number of friends among the students, discussing the beginning of the evangelistic campaign across Cuba which will keep Morrell busy preaching, reporting on how the clinic is faring, noting that she's trying to make candy while writing the letter and hopes it will turn out well as she broke her new candy thermometer the previous week, and givingSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, wishing the Williams family well, sharing that the family are doing well out at the school and that Morrell is going to teach a class there the following semester, mentioning that Blanca has a number of friends among the students, discussing the beginning of the evangelistic campaign across Cuba which will keep Morrell busy preaching, reporting on how the clinic is faring, noting that she's trying to make candy while writing the letter and hopes it will turn out well as she broke her new candy thermometer the previous week, and giving -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, February 5, 1958
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the farewell celebration they threw for the preachers who assisted with the evangelistic campaign, discussing how the family's maid came down with the measles and has been staying with them to avoid passing them to her family, thanking them for sending money to help Sotera buy a sewing machine, and giving an update on the children.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the farewell celebration they threw for the preachers who assisted with the evangelistic campaign, discussing how the family's maid came down with the measles and has been staying with them to avoid passing them to her family, thanking them for sending money to help Sotera buy a sewing machine, and giving an update on the children. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, January 17, 1958
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the recent bad weather, mentioning that she has found a new maid to help around the house and that she is preparing for the evangelical campaign that is coming up, describing how the clinic is doing, mentioning that Morrell has been hard at work and praising the young pastor who minded the church while they were gone for all his help, thanking them for their letter, and noting that Steed has mostly recovered from the measles and that they are waiting to see if Esther has contracted them.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the recent bad weather, mentioning that she has found a new maid to help around the house and that she is preparing for the evangelical campaign that is coming up, describing how the clinic is doing, mentioning that Morrell has been hard at work and praising the young pastor who minded the church while they were gone for all his help, thanking them for their letter, and noting that Steed has mostly recovered from the measles and that they are waiting to see if Esther has contracted them. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, January 9, 1960
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, informing them that the family moved out to the Agricultural School with the hope that the change in environment will help address the children's reoccuring illnesses, mentioning that Steed has been doing well since the move but it's too soon to tell if the change is due to the relocation, sharing that the children are happy to be able to play with their friend Ann Milk more often, discussing her plans to go to Mayari several mornings a week to work in the clinic and run errands, mentioning that this will add more travel to MorrellSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, informing them that the family moved out to the Agricultural School with the hope that the change in environment will help address the children's reoccuring illnesses, mentioning that Steed has been doing well since the move but it's too soon to tell if the change is due to the relocation, sharing that the children are happy to be able to play with their friend Ann Milk more often, discussing her plans to go to Mayari several mornings a week to work in the clinic and run errands, mentioning that this will add more travel to Morrell -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, June 18, 1959
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter and the news of the Florida Conference, expressing her sadness at the reassignment of the Cookes, assuring them that Morrell paid the doctor's bill and that they have a receipt, sharing how much the family has enjoyed using the new blender to make all sorts of desserts, discussing how much hep Blanca has been in keeping the housework done and watching the children, giving an update on George, mentioning that the measles are going around and that she anticipates Esther catching them, and describing the twoSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter and the news of the Florida Conference, expressing her sadness at the reassignment of the Cookes, assuring them that Morrell paid the doctor's bill and that they have a receipt, sharing how much the family has enjoyed using the new blender to make all sorts of desserts, discussing how much hep Blanca has been in keeping the housework done and watching the children, giving an update on George, mentioning that the measles are going around and that she anticipates Esther catching them, and describing the two -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, March 14, 1958
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that the preacher who has been working with Morrell, Gerado, will be travelling to Florida to speak at several churches and that they have encouraged him to get in contact with them when he was in their part of the state, giving them an update on the children, and discussing the family's maid who is eager to learn to sew.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that the preacher who has been working with Morrell, Gerado, will be travelling to Florida to speak at several churches and that they have encouraged him to get in contact with them when he was in their part of the state, giving them an update on the children, and discussing the family's maid who is eager to learn to sew. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, September 13, 1957
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for sending the package of clothing, expressing how much the family is enjoying Costa Rica and how much she enjoys the markets, mentioning that the maid has fallen ill, mentioning that they will be going on an outing with some other school attendees to a farm and cathedral, and commenting on how many children there are around between all the families.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for sending the package of clothing, expressing how much the family is enjoying Costa Rica and how much she enjoys the markets, mentioning that the maid has fallen ill, mentioning that they will be going on an outing with some other school attendees to a farm and cathedral, and commenting on how many children there are around between all the families. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, September 28, 1957
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the birthday party they threw for Esther, giving an update on the children, describing their daily schedule at the Spanish language school, describing the housekeeper (Carmen), mentioning some of the strange insects they've encountered, describing one of the other Methodist couples at the language school who are preparing to go to Peru, discussing their trip to the leather factory, and mentioning a dinner they attended with other Methodist families.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the birthday party they threw for Esther, giving an update on the children, describing their daily schedule at the Spanish language school, describing the housekeeper (Carmen), mentioning some of the strange insects they've encountered, describing one of the other Methodist couples at the language school who are preparing to go to Peru, discussing their trip to the leather factory, and mentioning a dinner they attended with other Methodist families. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, September 4, 1957
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about the journey to Costa Rica including spending four days in Havana, describing how much they like the house they are staying in, praising the maid who has been assigned to them, expressing how welcome the cooler weather is, describing the coffee grove their house sits across from and the weather, mentioning the other family and two single people who the family share a house with, describing the bountiful markets, listing some of the house's amenities, giving an update on how the children are adjusting, and thanking themSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about the journey to Costa Rica including spending four days in Havana, describing how much they like the house they are staying in, praising the maid who has been assigned to them, expressing how welcome the cooler weather is, describing the coffee grove their house sits across from and the weather, mentioning the other family and two single people who the family share a house with, describing the bountiful markets, listing some of the house's amenities, giving an update on how the children are adjusting, and thanking them