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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary, 1882, Ms2023-049, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in June 2014.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary was completed in June 2023.
Jane E. Rhodes Brewer (1830-1904) was a devoutly religious woman who lived in Keezletown, Rockingham County, Virginia, just southeast of Harrisonburg. Brewer was a member of the Methodist Church and travelled to homes to share the gospel with other families.
Brewer married constable and farmer Adam H. Brewer in about 1855, and they had a son, Dr. Scott W. Brewer.
External source:
U.S. Federal Censuses, 1860-1900
"Jane Rhodes Brewer", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103286228/jane-brewer, accessed on June 12, 2023.
The Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary contains entries of her daily activities with a focus on health, family, and religion in 1882. The diary also includes details of an extended trip Mrs. Brewer took through the Midwest as she went as far as St. Louis, Missouri, visiting family who had moved away from Virginia.
The guide to the Jane Rhodes Brewer Diary by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).