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, October 25, 2014

February 15 - 22, 1946 Betty turns 3!!



Friday, February 15, 1946

I got a permanent today at Joan (?) Lewis $7. Very cloudy and cold in PM.



Saturday, February 16, 1946

Milan gone away for weekend. We did regular work. Bill and I down town in eve. Cold.



Sunday, February 17, 1946

Betty 3 today. Down to Joys for birthday party for Joy and Betty. Had two pretty cakes. Good time.

From 1942 - Joy's birthday party with Lorraine Smith Harmon and Dorothea Crook Thomas. Bottom photo of Joy Smith Wolff and Ronald Faucher



Monday, February 18, 1946

Mama down to Auntie’s tonight. She had a bad spell today. We heard Charlotte’s children have gone to the state. Milan back to mill to work. Mr. Murray took rest of chicks upstairs.



Tuesday, February 19, 1946

Did regular work. Jack called in the eve. Bill’s foot been bothering him today while working for Jim Chadbourne. Dot and Mina called and Milan.



Wednesday, February 20, 1946

Cloudy and a blizzard, cold. Jack and Leon Crosby Jr called. Milan to work. Bill’s foot is lame.



Thursday, February 21, 1946

Very bad day cold wind blows and drifts. Ilan called in p.m. Bill still lame. Milan worked 2 shifts in the mill.



Friday, February 22, 1946

Bill still lame. Billie worked hard today. Shoveled snow, moved and cleaned out chicks. Warmer today.
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