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!

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

March 16 - 22, 1946 - Billie turns 15!



Saturday, March 16, 1946

Bill got in a full week over to Jims. Made quart of syrup.



Sunday, March 17, 1946

Nice day. Bill raked the front yard. All bare ground all around the buildings and fields. Mr. Murray came got chicks.



Monday, March 18, 1946

Very nice day. I washed. We killed black and white cat.



Tuesday, March 19, 1946

Very nice day. Milan I went to town. Made 1 quart of syrup. Milan got done at the mill. I ironed.



Wednesday, March 20, 1946

Very nice day.



Thursday, March 21, 1946

Very nice day. I made 2 quarts syrup. Milan and I went to town in a.m.



Friday, March 22, 1946

Very nice day. I washed and ironed. Mama came home from Ferns. Billie 15 years today. $2 from Jean also card from Fern.
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