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!

Saturday, August 29, 2015

May 6 - 10, 1956 Smelting Season



Sunday, May 6, 1956

A fair day. They finished hauling out the dressing. Kennie up and done some work. Billie smelting tonight.



Monday, May 7, 1956

A nice day. I washed, cleaned the china closet. Got the clothes in. A big washed today. Over to Aunt Linnie’s in evening. Bishop Boy bought the old electric stove and gave them the phonograph. He got them tonight.



Tuesday, May 8, 1956

A very nice day but awful cold. I cleaned the dining room. Kennie and Dot up in evening and Kennie worked on bathroom.



Wednesday, May 9, 1956

Fair. I sent Dot coats and blouse to her. I went down and helped Ferns helped her clean her living room. Came home, churned and did my ironing. Kennie up again tonight. Billie smelting again tonight. They began to haul out the timber.



Thursday, May 10, 1956

Rainy. I went down to Fern’s today, we cleaned her dining room. Got it done a little after dinner. Kennie and Dot up tonight. Cold. Billie home early and got ready and went up to Rangeley with some guys smelting. Raymond called tonight.


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