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!

Thursday, December 18, 2014

March 1 - 7, 1947



Saturday, March 1, 1947

Bill finished up at Herbert’s. Paid him. Nice day. Bob finished helping Billie to haul the sawdust.



Sunday, March 2, 1947

It began to storm today. Very bad and wind, a blizzard. Kennard called. Bill worked at Lloyd’s.



Monday, March 3, 1947

Town meeting. Very bad storm, wind, snow and rain. Kids didn’t go to school. Rose down all day. Bill worked at Lloyd’s papering. About 6 or 8 inches heavy snow.



Tuesday, March 4, 1947

I ironed.



Wednesday, March 5, 1947

Dorothea walked home from Brownies. Nice day. We had beans and brown bread.



Thursday, March 6, 1947

Very nice day. We washed. Bill got a haircut. Chet and Lil called in eve. Bill painted floor at Lloyd’s.



Friday, March 7, 1947

Very nice day. Bill and I went to town in Bob’s truck. I ironed. Mama still sewing for Betty.


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