The diary of a Victorian woman from this area, Emily Van Hook Middleton, is the topic of a talk to be sponsored by the Ennis Heritage Society, formerly the Ennis Historical Society, on Thursday, Jan. 20, between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the Ennis Public Library.
The discovery of the diary, covering the years 1856 and 1874, and two more diaries from 1874 to 1898, is an odyssey in itself and will be …