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!

Monday, October 27, 2014

March 2 - 8, 1946 Milan gets divorced



Saturday, March 2, 1946

Cloudy and rainy. Milan worked in the mill today and working tonight forward Charlie Robbins. Billie to the show as usual. Jack brought our groceries up.



Sunday, March 3, 1946

Nice warm day. Kennard called and Kennie and Rayburn. Mama still down to Ferns.



Monday, March 4, 1946

Very nice day 70° at about 1 to 2 this p.m. I washed, got my clothes in. Billie over to Raymonds tonight. Town meeting today.



Tuesday, March 5, 1946

Bill didn’t work. Got our car license tonight. Fair and warm.



Wednesday, March 6, 1946

Bill, Betty and I went up to Walt Ford’s and Pikes. We sold the Guernsey cow to W. Lords $85. Bill and Billie called on Chet Edson. Cloudy.



Thursday, March 7, 1946

Milan, Betty, Blanche and I went to Portland. Milan got his divorce.



Friday, March 8, 1946

Very nice day. Snow went awfully. Bill back to work. Got Betty’s shoes. Mr. Murray came with some shavings and grain.

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