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!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

June 28 - July 4, 1947



Saturday, June 28, 1947

Very hot. We picked 70 quarts of strawberries. Kennie called in eve. Brud called.



Sunday, June 29, 1947

Sold berries as Schafer’s also cream. and to Sam Gallinari. Blanche called with Ruth’s children. Bob’s birthday.



Monday, June 30, 1947

Blanche here. Did a very big washing. We picked a lot of strawberries.



Tuesday, July 1, 1947

We ironed. Picked berries.



Wednesday, July 2, 1947

Nice day. Picked a lot of berries. (?) Aibia Ela and husband called. Blanche and I sold berries. (?) the Woodbury boy.



Thursday, July 3, 1947

Nice day. Picked a few berries. Mary Cross and children and Effie Cross called and brought strawberry baskets back.



Friday, July 4, 1947

Nice day. Ilan’s and Robert’s family here in evening all had our fireworks together. Bill down to Lloyd’s and helped pull weeds and hay.


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