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 20, 2015

May 22 - 28, 1948 Milan Smith Family Return



Saturday, May 22, 1948

Rained. Bill didn’t work. He and I went over and got rhubarb. We went over to Uncle Sulmore’s to get Mama.



Sunday, May 23, 1948

Bill’s father, mother, kids and I went for a ride. It rained all p.m. and eve. Milan and Betty and Norma Gay came. Dick Randall’s cattle came.



Monday, May 24, 1948

It rained hard. Billie worked. Betty and Norma down to Sadie’s for the day. Bill over to Camp Wildwood for the day. Milan paid me $10.



Tuesday, May 25, 1948

Rained. Went to town in a.m. Bill bed most of the day. Mama not feeling well.



Wednesday, May 26, 1948

Fair. Bill worked. We washed all day. Mama sick. Mr. and Mrs. Schaeffer called today.



Thursday, May 27, 1948

A very nice day. I cleaned Billie’s room. Betty and Norma down to Sadie’s.



Friday, May 28, 1948

Fern and I cleaned Mrs. Coles. A very nice hot day.
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 20, 2015 at 8:45 AM

    They were visiting my Grandma (Sadie)

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    1. NormaFebruary 20, 2015 at 9:39 AM

      Suzi...my mom was always close to my Aunt Sadie (your grandmother).

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  2. NormaFebruary 20, 2015 at 9:41 AM

    I guess my parents missed family so moved back to Maine.

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