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!

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

June 10 - 14, 1954 Picnic Plans Ruined



Thursday, June 10, 1954

Went to graduation in eve. Very nice fair day. Es and Susan came back from Ferns. Bill kind of lame.



Friday, June 11, 1954

Did regular work. Real good day. Hot. Esther, Betty, Dorothea, Susan and I all went down into the woods and followed the brook up. Aunt Ava over in a.m. Bill, Bet, Es, Susan and I went down to Dot and Kennie’s. Bill lame. Got one of the little calves up to Chet’s tonight. He bought a pair of bull Holsteins.



Saturday, June 12, 1954

Another nice day. Esther took some pictures of Susan out on Gert. Verna and Nola Raye called. Delores and Brud came down and got her. Esther and Susan, Bill, Betty and I went to town. Betty didn’t feel good, went to bed after she got home from town. We are planning to go on a picnic with Kennard and Brud’s folks. Fern went to town with us.

Betty, Susan and Billie - 1954



Sunday, June 13, 1954

No picnic. It is raining. Esther has gone up to Kennard and Bobs. Esther got homesick and she and Susan went back with Brud and Verna. Fern and Lloyd came up to see Es and Susan off. Bill quite lame.



Monday, June 14, 1954

Rained all day. I washed. Missed Esther and Susan awfully. Kennard and Dolores called in evening for a little while. They had been down to the restaurant for supper, their wedding anniversary and Kennard’s birthday. Billie began up to Chet’s to work all day.



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  1. NormaMay 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    Love this picture also of Betty, susan and Billy.

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