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 14, 2015

March 2 - 5, 1956 Raymond Very Bad After Getting Hurt



Friday, March 2, 1956

Cloudy. Martikainen here this morning, also Lawrence Allen. Bill and I over to Les Thomases mill this forenoon, then downtown in p.m. Paid light bills etc. Raymond got hurt and had a bad spell. Billie over there all p.m. I was over there in eve. Raymond very bad.



Saturday, March 3, 1956

A very nice day. I did up the regular work. Cooked. Bob, Kennard and Uncle Os called. Raymond not any better. I was over there in the eve. Bill and Billie worked all day in the woods.



Sunday, March 4, 1956

It snowed about 6 inches during the night. Bill and Billie didn’t work in the woods. I did up the regular work, over to Aunt Linnie’s in p.m. Raymond a little stronger. I helped her clean up the house a little. Mama not feeling very well today, bed most all day. Bill made me a shelf for my closet. Kay Fleck up here p.m. and all night.



Monday, March 5, 1956

Cloudy. I washed. Billie and I went to town in p.m. They worked in woods in a.m. Kay went home in p.m. Judy had a nice black and white heifer calf this morning. A nice big one. I went down to Ferns tonight, Bill and I. I got my new dress, she made them, Mama gave me for Christmas. Town meeting today
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