Introduction

 This is the 1872 daily diary of Rev. Edward C. Rogers of Edinboro, Pennsylvania. It is written in a leather bound commercial formatted diary/almanac produced by the N. Orr Co. named "Excelsior Diary For 1872". Rev. Rogers dutifully wrote a brief description of his personal activities and the local weather for every day of 1872. The journal is written with a nib pen, using the same ink throughout. At diary's end is Rogers' detailed monthly account of expenses.

This blog, starting on January 1st, 2014, will daily post the corresponding diary entry from 1872.