Agatha Burkhardt Timeline and Summary

December 1870: Agatha asks for tuition money for the University of Wisconsin for Christmas. Grandfather Bolte refuses, and they fight about it.
Early 1871: Billy proposes to Agatha.
February 28, 1871: Agatha turns Billy down.
March 1871: Agatha runs out into the flock of pigeons and spins under them.
April 1871: Agatha begins courting Mr. Olmstead. They become engaged.
Early May 1871: Agatha kisses Billy goodbye, but Georgie sees the kiss and tells Mr. Olmstead, who breaks up with Agatha.
May 25, 1871: Agatha runs off with the pigeoners.
Late May 1871: Agatha sells her dress to Darlene Garrow and separates from the pigeoners in Dog Hollow; she heads to Madison.
Summer 1871: Agatha gets a job as a store clerk and enrolls at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
July 1871: Agatha sees stories about Georgie in the newspapers and writes to her family.