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!

Saturday, October 4, 2014

September 22 -28, 1945



Saturday, September 22, 1945

Bill helped Lloyd to haul dressing. Did regular work. Nice day. Cool. Bill and I went to town in eve.



Sunday, September 23, 1945

Kennard’s folks called in p.m. a few minutes. Bill helped Lloyd to haul dressing.



Monday, September 24, 1945

We made pickles. It rained. Bill and Lloyd got the puppies up to Del’s. Jake and Jocks. Mr. Murray got first load of poultry.



Tuesday, September 25, 1945

I went to Portland with Fern and Lloyd. Had a good time. Very hot.



Wednesday, September 26, 1945

We washed and ironed and churned. Ava, Bob, and Merle came down tonight to get Mama to go up for the fair. Cliff Emerson died last night.



Thursday, September 27, 1945

I cleaned the dining room. Nice day. Mama went up to Uncle Willis’s last night.



Friday, September 28, 1945

I cleaned the kitchen. Cloudy.

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