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!

Sunday, August 23, 2015

April 9 -12, 1956



Monday, April 9, 1956

I washed. Kind of cloudy. Billie and I went to town in p.m. Uncle Os called. Raymond called. Jill and Kay and Holly here after school. Flecks called in eve. Bill busy.



Tuesday, April 10, 1956

I ironed, cooked, a very good day. Tonight was the junior high concert. I went with Fern, Uncle Os and Blanche, it was very good. Betty sang. Kay Fleck played in JHS band. Very pretty.



Wednesday, April 11, 1956

A very nice day. Snow has melted a lot today. Betty had Blondie out tonight. Billie and I got the paper for the new bathroom today. Aunt Ava, Uncle Lewis and Raymond call today. I have churned and cooked some. Bill painted today and (?) Meressrod Oilings and I cleaned up.





Thursday, April 12, 1956

Put down the rug in new bathroom and new hallway. Papered new bathroom. It looks so nice. A very nice day. Snow went a lot.


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