Elisabeth Hartsell was 13 when she got her first diary as a gift in 1931. Now, 92 years later, her grandson, Mark McKinney, and his wife, Liz Duren, are keeping her story alive.

Riski, who turned 100 last month, has not missed a single day of writing since her first diary entry on Jan. 1, 1936. “Grandma’s were at our place.

LAKOTA, N.D. — It started simply. At age 10, about to turn 11, Evie Riski received a diary from her father as a Christmas gift. A few days later, Evie made her first entry. “Grandmas were at ...