Book of Memoranda

       You are welcome to listen to the podcast about Ann Hagerty to the right. It tells a little more about her youth.
        In answer to Abby Black's question about the Book of Memoranda...The Book of Memoranda is a title which some of the descendants of Robert Wright gave to the composition book that was kept by him. The first date in it was 1839 before he was baptized (in 1841). Most of the pages contained mathematical word  problems that he worked on. Poems and song lyrics were also recorded in it. As he crossed the plains with his wife and children on the trek to Nauvoo in 1846, he penned short sentences about the route they took. About 1850, Robert included family information about his parents and siblings with their birth dates and his wife's parents and siblings with their birth dates. He also noted the deaths of both sets of parents and a sister to Ann named Lydia. His children's names and birth dates are also recorded. This book still exists and has a black cover with white mottling on it similar to the old-fashioned composition books that are sold today.