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, April 30, 2015

August 3 - 8, 1954 Nanny's Birthday



Tuesday, August 3, 1954

I ironed.



Wednesday, August 4, 1954

Mowed lawns.



Thursday, August 5, 1954

Finished mowing lawns. Billie had Paul Hodsdon help him get the hay up to Bob’s. Dorothea home for tonight and tomorrow. Milan’s folks came in the night from a trip to northern Maine.



Friday, August 6, 1954

I washed, iron. Milan folks took kids off riding in the boats and a plane. Also they went horseback riding. Clear and nice today.



Saturday, August 7, 1954

Pretty good day. Went to town in p.m. Kennard up for supper and Milan’s folks.



Sunday, August 8, 1954

Milan’s folks left for home at 6 this morning. I had a nice birthday. Got $5 in money, oilcloth for table, pantyhose and a box of chocolates (very good), also a nice steam iron and cards.


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