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!

Saturday, August 23, 2014

December 2 - 8, 1944



Saturday, December 2, 1944

2nd ton of coal. Dorothea went to dentist. Sold 20 of the hens (culls)at $25. I went up to Minnie’s in eve. Bill came home (late) from shipyard.
Billie and Dorothea in the early 1940's.



Sunday, December 3, 1944

Fern and Lloyd were up. Lloyd fixed hooks on storm window and started bulkhead. Kennard’s folks Bob folks were up. Bill worked.



Monday, December 4, 1944

Bill and I went to town, I got Dorothea a new hat. We washed. A nice day, Minnie got her lights tonite first time.



Tuesday, December 5, 1944

We churned. Washed and did a big ironing. Mama went down to Blanches.



Wednesday, December 6, 1944

Washed floors did regular work. Nice day. I sat up till Bill came.



Thursday, December 7, 1944

Finish cleaning up the house. Louis Crosby died. I was sick with cold.



Friday, December 8, 1944

Bill, Betty and I went to town. I sent the suitcase to Milan. Churned and washed. Bill got drivers license. Felt better. Bill sick now.
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