HOW MANY News-Review readers keep a daily weather diary or a complete written report of personal experiences? We might be surprised.

I’d guess some of the most valuable information in historical research has come from diaries written by early settlers and people of the past century. That was a belief of the late Elaine Reetz, a contributor of news items and a columnist for the Waushara Argus of Wautoma.

Reetz loved local history and writing