The blog posts below are taken from my grandmother's diaries. Althea Green Smith Crook was lovingly referred to as Nanny to her immediate family ~ thus her diaries are called Nanny's Diaries.

Nanny wrote in her diaries when she remembered to - mostly in the evening. There will be some years in which she didn't keep diaries and there will also be some days/weeks in her yearly diaries in which she skipped or forgot to write in them. For the most part, these are her words - written as she wrote them. There will be typos, forgotten punctuation, and other grammatical errors - but I am rewriting these as my Nanny originally wrote them.

As with all old handwriting, there are some entries that I can't quite make out - and these entries will be followed with a (?) to signify that this may or may not be correct or I can't figure out what she is trying to write.

Thank you Nanny for leaving us 50 years worth of memories! We miss you!

Friday, August 8, 2014

August 19 - 25, 1944



Saturday, August 19, 1944

Not so hot. Real cool tonight. Up to Minnie’s in evening. Bill and I went to town.



Sunday, August 2, 1944

Had another picnic supper outdoor. Quite cool. Fern and Lloyd up for picnic.



Monday, August 21, 1944

Warmer. Did a big wash. Bob’s folks called in eve.



Tuesday, August 22, 1944

Dolores called this eve. Billie went down to George and Thena’s camp tonight.



Wednesday, August 23, 1944

Dorothea gone down to Fern’s to finish making her school dresses. I did regular work.



Thursday, August 24, 1944

Rain at last. Dolores down in p.m. Washed. Cold. Sold $19.38 worth of hens today.



Friday, August 25, 1944

Still cold but clear. Up to Dolore’s in PM, up to Minnie’s in eve. Mama sick.
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