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“Thoughts by a Country Woman” by Clara Seward Mack |
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Clara Seward Mack wrote essays for the Wayland Register between 1935 and 1950. She published them in a book called “Thoughts by a Country Woman” in 1950. In 1938 she won second prize in a national contest for the selection of the best country newspaper correspondent for the year. She lived with her husband in Springwater NY for some time. Some of her stories are about the places and people of the Hemlock and Canadice Lakes region. Click any image or a link to read a story. |
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Clara describes how the Advent church in Springwater NY changed. It was taken over by the firemen when it was forced to close its doors. |
Wayland Register Clara Mack |
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Clara remembers that her Grandmother Seward cleaned the kitchen floor every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. It required water, soap, lye and much energy. |
Wayland Register Clara Mack |
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Clara remembers the “Little World’s Fair” at Hemlock. The whole family would ride in the surrey, eat a picnic lunch and spend the day taking in all the sights at the fair. |
Wayland Register Clara Mack |
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Clara’s father ran a butcher shop in the Marvin building in Springwater NY. She talks of her fond memories of the “Little Back Room” that was behind the shop. |
Wayland Register Clara Mack |
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Clara has her doubts about the change in women’s styles. The bustle would be very inconvenient but undeniable in Springwater. |
Wayland Register Clara Mack |
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In 1943 Clara volunteered to stand in the watch tower looking for enemy planes in the skies above Springwater NY. Later, she wrote about what she saw and felt. |
Wayland Register Clara Mack |
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