Ard Godfrey

Title: Excerpt From Harriet's Diary
Type: Diary
Date: 1862
Source: Harriet R. Godfrey

Description: Godfrey's daughter, Harriet wrote about the Godfrey family's life during 1862.
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Activities:

1. What had caused work to stop at Godfrey's sawmill at St. Anthony Falls?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: Many of the men who worked in the mills had gone to fight in the Civil War.
2. What did Godfrey choose to do in order to save his home when the sawmills closed?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: He joined an expedition headed West to what is now Idaho. Those on the expedition were looking for gold.
3. Can you tell from this source who Abner was?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: No, you can't. Not much is said about him. From other diary entries that don't appear here, we know that Abner was Godfrey's son.
4. Why might a daughter want to take notes like these?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: She may have been trying to preserve her family history by writing it down.