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!

Monday, September 8, 2025

July 2, 1994 Nanny Died

 

Saturday, July 2, 1994 written by Carmen

 


 

 

ALTHEA GREEN SMITH CROOK died tonight at 10:46. The world has lost a wonderful person tonight. I love you and will miss you so much Nanny.

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 5, 1994

 

Nanny comes home forever to the only place she ever loved. Her Homeland.

 

 





 










 










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  1. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM

    Thank you for publishing these diaries every day for eleven years! Her memory will live on because of your work!

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