Sources behind the history

Village Life in America, 1852–1872 (1913 enlarged edition)

Henry Holt and Company, New York; digitized original held by Library of Congress

Last checked 2026-10-22

• The photographer came to Grandmother’s dining room · Unnumbered title / PDF page 9: author, Margaret E. Sangster introduction, new and enlarged edition, Henry Holt and Company, 1913. Printed page 1 / PDF page 25: Canandaigua and Grandfather/Grandmother Beals household context.
• The photographer came to Grandmother’s dining room · Printed pages 80–82 / PDF pages 114–116, 1857 section: Sunday, April 5 precedes the photographic account; May 9 follows it. Tuesday and Thursday are retained as printed, without supplying exact calendar dates.
• The photographer came to Grandmother’s dining room · Printed page 81 / PDF page 115, paragraph beginning “We wanted Grandmother”: Mr. Finley comes Tuesday to the dining-room, cap, black silk dress, rocking chair by the window, and Anna’s response to the picture.