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!

Monday, March 9, 2015

September 18 - 24, 1948



Saturday, September 18, 1948

It rained some today. Bill didn’t work. He worked in the new henhouse.



Sunday, September 19, 1948

Cooked. Bill sawed wood. Kennie came up to see about toilet seat.



Monday, September 20, 1948

Showers. Bill worked part of day. Up to Ray Gammon’s in eve.



Tuesday, September 21, 1948

Made mincemeat. Took Mama down to Milan’s to stay all night. Bob and Joy called in eve. Bob shelled beans.



Wednesday, September 22, 1948

Bill and I took Kennie and I to Portland. Nice day.



Thursday, September 23, 1948

Wash. Canned 16 jars tomato mincemeat. Mama down to Dot and Mina’s. Billie called.



Friday, September 24, 1948

Mama away today. I ironed. Blanche called. Betty got through school today. Cool today but fair.


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