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!

Friday, February 6, 2015

February 14 - 20, 1948



Saturday, February 14, 1948

It was raining this morning. Cleared off in a.m. Snow went a lot, very warm. Bill didn’t work. Gordon called. Hayd called Bill. Went away in p.m., home late.

(Note – apparently when Nanny writes GODEN in her diary – she means GORDON as in Gordon Weymouth – Bill’s sister Jean’s son)


Sunday, February 15, 1948

Very cold and windy. Dorothea down to S. S. and stayed at Ruby’s all night. Bill, Betty and I went down to Jean’s.



Monday, February 16, 1948

We washed clothes, dried good, it was quite warm. Blanche brought Joy over here to stay while she went to hospital.



Tuesday, February 17, 1948

Joy here, we had a cake for Betty and Joy. Dorothea and Joy got presents for Betty and for Joy. Betty five years. Warm.



Wednesday, February 18, 1948

Cleaned up the house. Bill didn’t work. Hayd sick.



Thursday, February 19, 1948

We washed. Rained in eve.



Friday, February 20, 1948

Joy still here and Ruby Hill also came up. Bill didn’t work.

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