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!

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

June 19 - 25, 1948 A BIG SURPRISE



Saturday, June 19, 1948

A Big Surprise. Carlton came home and Esther with him. We all almost passed out. It was so nice. Rained in a.m. cleared in p.m. Uncle Lewis here for supper. Dutch Pike called.



Sunday, June 20, 1948

Nice day. Esther took Mama and Dorothea down to Betty’s in a.m. Fern, Lloyd and Es took Mama, D, B, and I up to Randall’s. Bill’s father and mother here. Carkie called.

Photo states Betty at Home June 20th, 1948



Monday, June 21, 1948

Es here all day. She and kids and Mama at Betty’s and Milan’s in p.m. Also Alby Grover called. Did big wash in eve. Bill and we all went to cemetery and for a ride around Long Pond.



Tuesday, June 22, 1948

Es and I went to town. Bill picked some ripe S. berries. Timie had four kittens last night. Puss having hers tonight. Bill’s father, Gordon called and Raymond Allen. Mama and Es to Kennard’s in p.m.

This photo says 'Betty and Friends  June 22nd, 1948'



Wednesday, June 23, 1948

Mowed lawns. Down to Jean’s. Es took Betty and Dorothea on an outing, they enjoyed it. Cloudy and rained in p.m.



Thursday, June 24, 1948

Mowed lawns. Rained. Bad thundershowers. Mr. Ridley called. Delores went today. Leo Plunkett got struck by lightning. Bill still lame.



Friday, June 25, 1948

A very nice day. I washed. Betty and Es called in PM and Norma Gay. Bill not back to work, picked 5 quarts strawberries today.
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