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 4, 2014

February 24 - March 2, 1945



Saturday, February 24, 1945

Bill home again with lame foot. Got the hams back today. Canned meat today.



Sunday, February 25, 1945

Very nice day. Kennard came up with Bob. Kinnie, Papa and Rayburn called. Fern and Lloyd here in p.m. and for supper.



Monday, February 26, 1945

Bill and I went to town. Bill had a tooth pulled. Bill went to work in his car. Still lame. We churned. Town report came.



Tuesday, February 27, 1945

Did a big wash. Canned some more meat. Got another letter from Milan. A little colder today.



Wednesday, February 28, 1945

Nice day. Bill had to take his car today. Ilan fixed it for him.



Thursday, March 1, 1945

We churned. Did regular work. Ilan used Bill’s car. His plates haven’t come. I went up to Minnie’s in eve.



Friday, March 2, 1945

Wash today. Warmer today. Brud has sprained ankle.


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