1920- Helen is born in Grafton
1926- Helen moves to Alton after living out west with her family
1930- Helen is one of many students picked for the shop window chorus, which raises money for the community piano fund
1931- Helen goes on a vacation to Atlanta, Georgia in July
1931- Helen is one of 200 strings students playing at a Congregational Church Christmas concert held by Elise Aehle
1933- Helen is a on a party committee for a Girl Reserves of East Junior High
1934- Helen helps Robert and Eugene run the summer soda stand
1934- Helen plays Dark Eyes at Elise Aehle Violin School's municipal concert held at Rock Spring Park
1935- Helen plays at the first Alton Symphony concert
1935- Helen sports bangs in the Alton High School yearbook
1936- Helen is one in a quartet of students who play at an Illinois State Teacher's Association meeting in East St. Louis
1936- Helen and two other girls represent Alton High's orchestra at a university concert
1936/37- Helen is a member of Alton High's camera club as well as a member of the yearbook committee
1936- Helen wins a place on the Alton High honor roll
1937- Helen graduates from Alton High in January
1938- Helen holds a Sunday School meeting at her house
1938- Helen plays the part of an angel in a dramatized hymn service
1938- Helen and Eugene are guests at a bridal shower at Main Street Methodist Church
1938- Helen plays the viola alongside three other students at the Shurtleff College Chapel
1938- Helen and Harold Jr. undergo tonsil removal operations
1939- Helen plays at the 5th annual Alton YWCA concert
1940- Helen and her remaining family go to a dinner held by Uncle Cecil in Nebraska
1940- Helen plays at the 3rd annual presentation of Handel's The Messiah (her final orchestra performance)
1941- Helen is one of the many people honored at a celebration welcoming new Alton citizens and 21 year olds at Shurtleff College
1941- Helen goes to Alton Memorial Hospital for treatment
1941- Helen has another tonsillectomy
1941- Helen arranges an outing at Camp Talahi with the YWCA
1942- Helen marries Clelle Upchurch on March 20th
1942- Helen and Clelle move into 2946 Hillcrest Avenue
1942- Helen goes to the hospital for a sinus treatment
1942- Helen's daughter, Rebecca Ann, is born on November 13th
1947- Helen's son, Thomas Alan, is born on August 25th
1948- Helen's family moves to 1246 West Ninth Street
1948- Helen's daughter, Barbara Ellen, is born on December 20th
1950- Helen is a morning kindergarten room mother
1952- Helen's daughter, Patricia Joan, is born
1953- Helen and Barbara undergo medical treatments
1955- Helen undergoes medical treatment near the end of the year
1956- Helen is the publicity chairman for the Irving School PTA
1956- Helen attends Patricia's Jessen Musical Kindergarten graduation
1956- Helen congratulates Rebecca for making the West Junior High honor roll (20 years after her honoring achievement!)
1956- Helen watches Tom's Christmas in Poland skit at Evangelical Church
1960- Helen attends Rebecca's graduation from Alton High
1960 or 61- Helen and Clelle move to Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
1961- Helen and Clelle spend the summer with Harold and Addie
1965- Helen is a divorced secretary living in an apartment on Chatham Park Drive
1965- Helen marries Joseph Larimer on April 3rd in Winchester, Virginia
1969- Helen marries Thomas Wilson on November 28th in Covington, Virginia
1970- Helen and Thomas move to Pennsylvania
1972- Helen mourns the loss of Thomas on February 7th