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!

Friday, October 3, 2014

September 15 -21, 1945 Carlton Returns!



Saturday, September 15, 1945

Did regular work. Dorothea had her tooth out. Rained in a.m.



Sunday, September 16, 1945

Nice day. Mama went up to Lovell with Fern and Auntie. Carlton came today. Been overseas in Pacific one year and back in US hospital 2 months from Okinawa.



Monday, September 17, 1945

Mr. Murray came today. He paid us $200. Dolores and Carlton called in p.m. Bill and I went to town.



Tuesday, September 18, 1945

I ironed. Bill bought him a pair of new shoes. Mama made some underclothes for Betty.



Wednesday, September 19, 1945

Nice day. I cleaned up stairs for the fall cleaning. Bill helped me to wash windows. Mama sewed for Betty another dress.



Thursday, September 20, 1945

I washed. Kind of cloudy. Bill began to haul up the wood. We got Betty new shoes some new clothes for Billie. Dot and Aunt Mina called in p.m.



Friday, September 21, 1945

Nice day. Bill finished hauling out the wood. Dolores and Carlton called in p.m. Also Fern and Auntie. I ironed this eve.


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