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, January 15, 2015

September 13 - 19, 1947



Saturday, September 13, 1947

Washed. Bill and I went to town in eve with Kennard and Dolores. Mama down to Mina’s all night.



Sunday, September 14, 1947

Cloudy. Bill worked some down cellar. Billie and Lloyd got Bills other heifer home. Papa died three months ago today.



Monday, September 15, 1947

Hot. Washed. Didn’t do much today.



Tuesday, September 16, 1947

Bill didn’t work. He began on the cellar. Mama down to Dr. Sherburnes.



Wednesday, September 17, 1947

Betty and I here alone today. Mama down to Dot Prescotts.



Thursday, September 18, 1947

Betty and I went up to Dolores. We see young Fred Linscott’s truck burn.



Friday, September 19, 1947

Showery. I walked over to Aunt  Joe’s. Cold today. Canned squash.



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