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, July 2, 2015

August 7 - 12, 1955 Surprise Party For Nanny



Sunday, August 7, 1955

Cloudy and not so warm. Milan’s’s folks here. Dorothea  here in p.m. and evening. Fern and Lloyd called. They brought me up a box of chocolates for birthday. Dorothea and Betty had a surprise party for me. I got lots of nice gifts. A good time, also Norma, Betty Louise, Billie and Milan helped.

Bill and Lloyd

Lloyd, Bill, Skipper the dog, Oz Luck, Betty w/ Lassie and Jet, and Billie


Fern and Nanny


Lloyd



Billie, Donnie, Joy and Betty


Donnie wrung the goose's neck then ran from Nanny when she tried to stop him. She finally caught him and released the goose.


(Some of these photos say cookout 1955, others say 1956. They look to be from the same year but not sure if it is August 1955 or 1956. I'm guessing they are from Nanny's surprise party in 1955)



Monday, August 8, 1955

We washed. I am 45 now on this day. Milan’s folks took Betty and Raymond Allen, they went on a picnic up to Stearn’s Pond. Away in evening. A greeting from Ernie Lindell on TV. A birthday greeting, it was sent in by Betty.



Tuesday, August 9, 1955

Milan’s folks took Betty and they went up on Mount Washington to camp overnight and sightseeing.



Wednesday, August 10, 1955

Milan’s folks back again. A very nice day. Mrs. Lida Randall and Mr. and Mrs. John McGowan called to see Donnie. Got Donnie’s haircut tonight. Aunt Linnie came home from hospital today.



Thursday, August 11, 1955

Cloudy and rainy. Milan’s folks packing to go home tomorrow.



Friday, August 12, 1955

Milan’s folks left this morning. Dorothea took her driver’s test today and passed. She got it okay. Told her she’d drove very well. I washed today.

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