10 year anniversary of the Blizzard of 96

[Reverend_Smitty]

I was just reminded of it watching the weather tonight. It was 10 years ago this week when the northeast had all that snow dumped on it. Here in NJ, we got close to 30 inches. I'll have to dig out the pictures of me standing in snow up to my chest. Anyone else here a "survivor"?

[Ptah]

1. 1896?

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Jan. 27th, 1894 A.D. Have bern making up my mind to keep a Diary,
but so far I have kept putting it off. I wish I had started the first of
Jan. 1894, but I guess I will put down this day, all I can remember
of this month so far. Well, we had splendid weather for quite awhile
but it turned colder the night of the 20th of Jan. 1894.

The 21st being Sunday I was home to visit Father, Mother & the boys.
They were all well. Noah and John brought me up here Sunday.
Monday we had a regular blizzard here and that night we had the
coldest weather this winter.

Thermometer stood 26 below zero in the freight room. I have been
sleeping upstairs untill that evening, but now
am going to sleep down here below after this any way as long as
cold weather lasts.

Jan. 24th, I went to Mohrmans & bought 1 pair rubbers 65 cents
& 1 pair cork insoles 10 cents for my shoes.


It has been very cold thus far, but it is gradually getting warmer.
Billy Brome, agt. Pilger came up this evening and brought his helper
Mr. Hutchingson with him, a nice fellow. Went home with Father,
it was rather cold but we got home o.k.

[Cush]

2. I remember that, no school for like a week

we had 20-something inches here in Northern VA

[NMMNG]

3. It was my first winter in this state

And ironically one of the reasons I'd left New England was to get away from the behemouth piles of snow that get dumped on it every winter. Needless to say I was not thrilled. :mad:

[MrSlayer]

4. Yes we got 33 inches in Philly.

Drifts up to my windowsills. I hate snow.