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!

Thursday, September 11, 2014

April 14 - 20, 1945



Saturday, April 14, 1945

Cold and windy. I went up to Ilan’s to take care of the kids while Ilan went to see Minnie. Bill painted. Billie went fishing.



Sunday, April 15, 1945

Lloyd up, they finished putting on the well house and curb. I did big ironing in eve.



Monday, April 16, 1945

I cleaned the front downstairs bedroom. Very cold. Bill and Billie worked on the well grading.



Tuesday, April 17, 1945

Bill and Billie fixed the back spring in the car. Candy and beans came from Esther. Rainy. They finished grading up the well. Minnie better tonight.



Wednesday, April 18, 1945

I cleaned the sitting room. Nice day.



Thursday, April 19, 1945

We did a big pick up, wash, washed all day. Nice day. Up to Ilan’s in eve.



Friday, April 20, 1945

I cleaned the dining room. Very cold.

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