Lizzie's Letters

Grandma Lizzie’s Letters

Grandma Lizzie was born Elizabeth Agnes Golden on April 15, 1873 in Dennison (Ottawa County), Michigan. She married my grandfather (William Henry Fitzpatrick) in November 1897. Grandma Lizzie died on May 20, 1943.

Before she married my grandfather she was a school teacher and taught in a number of the local one room schools.

As a young woman she corresponded with friends and family through the mail. She saved a lot of those letters and kept them in a small wooden box. The following are those letters.

The box appears to be a box that originally contained a doll.

Lizzie’s Letters were “scanned in” over a number of months. The letters were then printed and assembled in 3-ring binders. There are seven binders, and each binder contains 30 to 45 letters. The tables below list the “Book” or 3-ring binder that is used to archive each of Grandma Lizzie’s letters.

The earliest letter was written when Lizzie was 10 years old and the last letter was written when she was 27.

You can view a high resolution version of any of Grandma Lizzie’s letters by clicking on the graphics displayed on the pages of this website.

Lizzie’s Letters can be displayed chronologically or you can group them by the person that wrote the letter.

Item No	Book	Date	Written By:
1	II	May 29, 1883	Mary Nixon
2	IV	July 14, 1883	Mary Nixon
3	I	Jan 10, 1884	Mary Nixon
4	III	May 25, 1884	Mary Nixon
5	VII	Aug 3, 1884	Mary Nixon
6	III	Jan 11, 1885	Mary Nixon
7 / 8	II	March 10, 1886	Mary Noble
8 / 7	II	March 10, 1886	Hattie Maxfield
9 / 27	VII	Dec 15, 1886	Cassa Griffin
10 / 26 / 217	VII	Nov 24, 1886	Cassa Griffin
11	V	Feb 12, 1887	Dennis Golden
12 / 13	VI	Feb 28, 1887	Dennis Malone
13 / 12	VI	April 28, 1887	Dennis Malone
14	IV	May 1, 1887	Mary Nixon
15	II	Aug, 6, 1887	Cassa Griffin
16	V	1887	Cassa Griffin
17	III	Dec 11, 1888	Jule Loftis
18	V	March 12, 1889	A. W. Taylor
19	VI	April 1, 1889	A. W. Taylor
20	II	April 11, 1889	Cassa Griffin
21	II	April 12, 1889	Littie
22	IV	April 12, 1889	Mary Nixon
23	I	May 15, 1889	Herrington, Michigan
24	IV	May 22, 1889	Mary Nixon
25	III	June 7, 1889	Cassa Griffin
26 / 10 / 217	VII	June 14, 1889	Cassa Griffin
27 / 9	VII	June 28, 1889	Cassa Griffin
28	VI	July 15, 1889	Lida
29	VII	Aug 23, 1889	Cassa Griffin
30	IV	Aug 23, 1889	Lida
31	III	Sept 6, 1889	Cassa Griffin
32	VII	Oct 8, 1889	Mary Nixon
33	III	Oct 16, 1889	Colon C. Lillie
34	I	Nov 9, 1889	Martin Golden
35	IV	Nov 13, 1889	Lida
36	IV	Nov 13, 1889	Lida
37	II	Nov 25, 1889	Martin Golden
38	V	Dec 7, 1889	Martin Golden
39	IV	Dec 30, 1889	Mary Nixon
40	IV	Dec 20, 189x	Lester Mills
41	III	Feb 6, 1890	Martin Golden
42	I	Feb 14, 1890	Ella Cooney
43	III	Feb 15, 1890	Martin Golden
44	V	March 6, 1890	Colon C. Lillie
45	II	March 6, 1890	Ella Cooney
46	II	March 7, 1890	Empty Envelope
47	IV	March 16, 1890	Lester Mills
48	V	March 17, 1890	Martin Golden
49	VII	March 19, 1890	Dan’l and Jack
50	VII	April 23, 1890	Cassa Griffin
51	VI	June 7, 1890	Tom Rock River
52	VI	June 10, 1890	Ella Cooney
53	VII	June 30, 1890	Lester Mills
54	VII	July 13, 1890	Ella McCarthy
55	IV	July 15, 1890	Lester Mills
56	IV	Aug 11, 1890	Empty Envelope
57	IV	Aug 16, 1890	Lester Mills
58	IV	Sept 4, 1890	Lester Mills
59	IV	Sept 7, 1890	Lester Mills
60	VII	Sept 27, 1890	Board of School Examiners
61	IV	Oct 7, 1890	Lester Mills
62	VI	Oct, 26, 1890	Mary Francis
63	III	Nov 7, 1890	Lester Mills
64	III	Nov 8, 1890	Empty Envelope
65 / 79	I	Nov 22, 1890	Lester Mills
66	III	Nov 25, 1890	Empty Envelope
67	VI	Dec 4, 1890	Daniel Kelley
68	IV	Dec 12, 1890	Mary Nixon
69	III	Dec 16, 1890	Lester Mills
70	IV	Jan 28, 1891	Daniel Kelley
71	IV	March 17, 1891	Empty Envelope
72	II	April 27, 1891	Lester Mills
73	VI	June 23, 1891	Rock River
74	VII	June 23, 1891	Empty Envelope
75	VII	June 27, 1891	Lester Mills
76	VII	July 9, 1891	Ella McCarthy
77	VI	July 26, 1891	Lester Mills
78	II	Aug 9, 1891	Gertrude Keller
79 / 65	I	Aug 16, 1891	Lester Mills
80	VI	Sept 10, 1891	Lester Mills
81 / 84	II	Sept 23, 1891	Lester Mills
82	II	Oct 11, 1891	Lester Mills
83	I	Oct 26, 1891	Kate H. Cregg
84 / 81	II	Nov 4, 1891	Lester Mills
85	VII	Nov 4, 1891	Mary Nixon
86	II	Nov 15, 1891	Lester Mills
87	III	Nov 17, 1891	Kate Golden
88	III	Dec 6, 1891	Kate H. Cregg
89	III	Dec 6, 1891	Kate Golden
90	VII	Dec 6, 1891	Lester Mills

Item No.	Book	Date	Written By:
91	II	Dec 15, 1891	Grace Bowser
92	III	Dec 21, 1891	Empty Envelope
93	VII	Xxx, 13 1891	Empty Envelope
94	V	Jan 2, 1892	F. Gertrude Keller
95	III	Jan 7, 1892	Lester Mills
96	VI	Jan 7, 1892	Empty Envelope
97	V	Jan 13, 1892	Empty Envelope
98	IV	Jan 14, 1892	Cora Goodenow
99	II	Jan 15, 1892	Cora Goodenow
100	II	Jan 17, 1892	Lester Mills
101	III	Jan 23, 1892	Annie Cregg
102	I	Feb 7, 1892	Lester Mills
103	V	Feb 7, 1892	Lester Mills
104	II	March 6, 1892	Lester Mills
105	IV	March 10, 1892	Cora Goodenow
106	VI	March 12, 1892	Cora Goodenow
107 / 128	II	March 16, 1892	Cora Goodenow
108	VI	March 20, 1892	Lester Mills
109	II	March 26, 1892	Bert Peck
110	VII	April 21, 1892	Lester Mills
111	IV	May 12, 1892	Lester Mills
112	IV	May 18, 1892	Cora Goodenow
113	I	June 1, 1892	Bert Peck
114	V	June 4, 1892	Lester Mills
115	VI	June 18, 1892	Empty Envelope
116	II	June 19, 1892	Edna Smith
117	IV	June 21, 1892	Lillie Alford
118	V	July 13, 1892	Lizzie Hoban
119	V	July 15, 1892	Lester Mills
120	VI	July 16, 1892	Empty Envelope
121	IV	Aug 5, 1892	Lester Mills
122	II	Aug 6, 1892	Empty Envelope
123	VI	Aug 24, 1892	Lauretta
124	II	Oct 26, 1892	Lauretta
125	VII	Oct 27, 1892	Empty Envelope
126	III	Nov 1, 1892	Rose A. Friar
127	III	Nov 9, 1892	Maggie King
128 / 107	II	Nov 10, 1892	Cora Goodenow
129	VII	Nov 10, 1892	Empty Envelope
130	IV	Jan 2, 1893	Cora Goodenow
131	V	March 28, 1893	Julia Clark
132	VI	May 13, 1893	Littie Martin
133	II	May 14, 1893	Geo Brown
134	V	May 14, 1893	Geo Brown
135	I	Sept 11, 1893	Geo Brown
136	I	Sept 20, 1893	Elizabeth Golden
137	I	Sept 20, 1893	Lucy Vanaermee
138	V	March 26, 1894	Cora Goodenow
139	IV	June 29, 1894	Napkin Notes
140 / 141	I	July 9, 1894	Mary Golden
141 / 140	I	July 9, 1894	Nora Golden
142	VII	July 12, 1894	William Fitzpatrick
143	III	July 13, 1894	Nora Golden
144	III	July 17, 1894	Sadie Golden
145	VI	July 23, 1894	Nora Golden
146	IV	July 25, 1894	William Fitzpatrick
147	V	July 25, 1894	Empty Envelope
148	IV	July 27, 1894	Frank Culligan
149	III	July 1894	Mary Golden
150	V	Aug 13, 1894	Nellie Vic Shoemaker
151	III	Aug 20, 1894	Charles W. B.
152	V	Sept 3, 1894	Hattie E. Wright
153	I	Sept 4, 1894	Nellie Vic
154	IV	Sept 8, 1894	Mary Nixon
155	III	Nov 4, 1894	Hattie E. Wright
156	I	Oct 12, 1895	Nellie Shoemaker
157	I	Oct 24, 1895	Jim Golden
158	I	Oct 27, 1895	Ella Cooney
159	II	Nov 10, 1895	Margaret Malone
160	I	Dec 25, 1895	Jule Brady
161	VI	March 6, 1896	Martin Golden
162	III	May 20, 1896	George
163	VI	Jan 11, 1897	Margaret Malone
164	I	Jan 18, 1897	Cora Goodenow
165	III	Feb 18, 1897	Elizabeth Golden
166	V	March 3, 1897	Margaret Malone
167	II	March 14, 1897	Mary Malone
168	V	May 8, 1897	Cora Goodenow
169	VII	June 3, 1897	Joe Golden
170	IV	June 7, 1897	Empty Envelope
171	I	June 16, 1897	Elizabeth Golden
172	III	July 3, 1897	Mary Golden
173	II	July 14, 1897	Mary Malone
174	III	July 27, 1897	Elizabeth Golden
175	V	July 28, 1897	Empty Envelope
176 / 177	I	Aug 16, 1897	Sadie Golden
177 / 176	I	Aug 16, 1897	Nora Golden
178	III	Aug 16, 1897	Elizabeth Golden
179	V	Aug 18, 1897	William Fitzpatrick
180	III	Aug 27, 1897	Elizabeth Golden

Item No.,	Book	Date	Written By:
181	II	Sept 9, 1897	Winnie Griswold
182	II	Sept 10, 1897	Empty Envelope
183	V	Sept 12, 1897	Mary Malone
184	V	Sept 13, 1897	Empty Envelope
185	IV	Oct 24, 1897	Mary Malone
186	III	Oct 25, 1897	Empty Envelope
187	VII	Oct 30, 1897	Winnie Griswold
188	V	Nov 6, 1897	Julia A. Brady
189	IV	Nov 7, 1897	Nora Culligan
190	VI	Nov 14, 1897	Julia A. Sullivan
191	II	Nov 15, 1897	Cassa Griffin
192	III	Nov 17, 1897	Empty Envelope
193	VI	Nov 24, 1897	Empty Envelope
194	III	Nov 1897	Ella M. Cooney
195	V	Dec 8, 1897	Mary Golden
196	III	Dec 21, 1897	Mary Malone
197	V	1897	Mary Malone
198	III	Feb 6, 1898	Ella M. Cooney
199	I	Feb 8, 1898	Mary Golden
200	IV	March 17, 1898	Empty Envelope
201	III	March 17, 1898	Mary Golden
202	II	May 12, 1898	Mary Malone
203	IV	June 3, 1898	Empty Envelope
204	V	July 7, 1898	Mary Golden
205	I	Jul 27, 1898	Elizabeth Golden
206	V	July 27, 1898	Elizabeth Golden
207	II	Nov 3, 1898	Nora Golden
208	III	Nov 3, 1898	Nora Golden
209	II	Jan 11, 1899	Julia Sullivan
210	V	Jan 13, 1899	Mary Golden
211	II	March, 3, 1899	Nora Golden
212	II	March 4, 1899	Envelope - Steamboat
213	I	July 31, 1899	Kate Golden
214	VII	1899	Kate Golden
215	VI	Feb 24, 1900	Kate Golden
216	IV	March 8, 1900	Mary Malone
217 / 10 / 26	VII	No Date	Cassa Griffin
218	I	No Date	Mary Francis
219	III	No Date	Lizzie Alfora
220	II	No Date	Empty Envelope
221	III	No Date	Empty Envelope
222	V	No Date	Joni King
223	VI	;No Date	Cassa Griffin
224	VI	No Date	Ella Cooney
225	VI	No Date	Very Small Envelope


			Exams
226	I	June 1887 ??	Arithmetic
227	I	June 1887 ??	Civil Government
228	I	June 1887 ??	Civil Government
229	I	June 1887 ??	Physiology
230	I	June 10, 1887	U.S. History


			Documents
231	V	188_	Blank Receipt
232	VI	March 29, 1889	Certs and Fees
233	I	1891 thru 1898	Certs and Fees
234	II	March 5, 1891	Teacher’s Fees
235	IV	March 10, 1892	Lock of Hair
236	V	Feb 4, 1893	Teaching Contract
237	VII	March 3, 1893	Teacher’s Certificate
238	VI	Nov 10, 1893	Program
239	V	Dec 24, 1893	Receipt
240	V	Aug 4, 1894	Certs and Fees
241	I	Oct 24, 1894	Cyclopedia
242	IV	March 28, 1895	Algebra
243	V	March 29, 1895	Teacher’s Second Grade
244	V	June 12, 1896	Appleton
245	IV	July 23, 1896	Appleton
246	IV	Nov 26, 1896	National Express
247	IV	Dec 12, 1897	Coopersville Hardware
248	III	1897	Annual Report
249	V	Feb 17, 1899	Teaching Contract
250	I	Dec 31, 1962	William Fitzpatrick
251	I	No Date	Pupils
252	VII	No Date	Discussions
253	VII	No Date	Diploma
254	III	No Date	Numbers
255	III	No Date	Our Ambassador
256	III	No Date	Second Grade
257	IV	No Date	School Girl
258	VI	No Date	Notes


			Newspaper
259	I	No Date	Christmas / Pasteur
260	I	Oct 17, 1942	Frances Venema