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, November 3, 2014

April 20-26, 1946



Saturday, April 20, 1946

Rained. Bill stayed at home and papered the dining room. Bill L came with oil. Cold and windy.



Sunday, April 21, 1946

They sawed wood at Lloyds all day.



Monday, April 22, 1946

We did a big wash. School began after a weeks vacation. Clothes dried good.



Tuesday, April 23, 1946

I went down to Ferns. We cleaned her attic. Very nice hot day. Bill, Billie and Lloyd went smelting.



Wednesday, April 24, 1946

Kennie came up and started on the hot water tank. Mama, Bill and I went to town on business. Bill went to have his car worked on.



Thursday, April 25, 1946

Down to Ferns and helped her clean. Bill worked on his car up to Bill Ridlons in eve. Kennie up tonight worked on water pipe and tank.



Friday, April 26, 1946

It rained. I went down and helped Fern clean. Bill went got his car up to Sweden and he and I went to town. To see about Social Security. Called at Papas. Finished putting in hot water.
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  1. NormaNovember 5, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    I noticed that it seemed as if "pappa" did not live at the farm. Was he and Grammy separated?

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