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!

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

January 22 - 28, 1944

Saturday, January 22, 1944

I skipped a page. we went to town this AM in our new car. Frank Kimball died.  Hauled lot of wood up. Did usual work. Warm. Warm all of past week.


Sunday, January 23, 1944

Bob moved his pigs up here from hospital. Bob helped to saw up wood. Fern and Lloyd up in eve. Billie worked very hard all weekend. Bill and Dorothea went down to Jeans.


Monday, January 24, 1944

Washed. Bill went to town to get stationary stamps. Got go again. Got a nice letter from Jack. He is in New Guinea somewhere. Bill took 5 doz eggs to S.Y. Mama not feeling good.


Tuesday, January 25, 1944

Went to town got shoes for Betty and Dorothea $3.25. Wrote to Es and Milan. Cleaned up the house. Bill took 4 doz eggs to S.Y. Kids went to school.


Wednesday, January 26, 1944

   (Could this be Betty in her new pink snow suit?)


(turns out the snowsuit Betty is wearing is a hand-me-down - but she saved that special snowsuit and here is a photo of it!)

Betty snow suit came today, it's pink. Raining tonite. Billie over to Raymonds. Mama made dress and pajamas for Betty.


Thursday, January 27, 1944

Washed. New Dr. died. Very good one .....(?)  Kids both went to school. Nice day just like spring.


Friday, January 28, 1944

Bill went to town got grain. I cleaned up the house. Bill took 7 doz eggs to S.Y. Aunt Linnie sick.


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