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, September 26, 2014

July 28 - August 3, 1945 Milan Home



Saturday, July 28, 1945

They got in three loads of hay. Nice day. Billie went to town in eve. Finished up hauling logs.



Sunday, July 29, 1945

Raining. We moved some more chickens over. Goden, Sally, and Barbra called. Bill, Grover and Gordon went over to see Les Thomes.



Monday, July 30, 1945

Goden went to take physical. We washed. Bill and Ilan made a range shelter. Milan came tonight he looks good. Been overseas 7 months.



Tuesday, July 31, 1945

Did regular work. Moved some more chickens. Nice day.



Wednesday, August 1, 1945

Finished putting big chicks on the range. Mr. Murray camed drawed $50. Began to haul pulpwood today.



Thursday, August 2, 1945

Cleaned out chicken house for new chickens. Rayburn up. Milan and Kennie’s folks went fishing. Sugar stamps came.



Friday, August 3, 1945

We cooked. Nice day. Ilan finished work. Mama, Papa, and Milan up to Bob’s to supper.

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