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, August 7, 2015

January 31 - February 3, 1956 Betty gets first Polie shot



Tuesday, January 31, 1956

Very nice day. I got the clothes in. We cut up the squash. Bill called out early this morning. Dorothea to game with Blanche and Joy.




Wednesday, February 1, 1956

A very nice pretty day. I ironed. My shoes came tonight. Terri here after school. Betty got her first polio shot today at school.



Thursday, February 2, 1956

Began to snow today about 10 o’clock. Dolores called in a.m. Billie worked over to Raymond’s a little while. I cleaned up the house. Bill had to go back to work tonight.



Friday, February 3, 1956

A very nice day. I cleaned up the house. Went over to the doctors would Donnie. Betty to the junior high ball game. Dorothea up to Bethel with Dick Smart to a ballgame.

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