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!

Sunday, September 20, 2015

August 10 -14, 1956




Friday, August 10, 1956

I went cleaned up the house and washed. Betty here all day. Norma and Betty Crook to movies in p.m. They with Arthurlene Andrews went over to Harrison Long Lake to swim while Bill and I took Donnie over to Dr. Ruby’s. Very nice day.



Saturday, August 11, 1956

A nice day. In a.m. Milan took me to town. I got groceries and a bag of grain. In p.m. I cooked etc. in evening Bill and I went to town. Also in evening Jerry Bishop and wife called.



Sunday, August 12, 1956

A nice day. Billie worked up to Chets. I churned besides doing regular work. Betty to church. Delores called in p.m. Lloyd hauled up some hay and put into pasture. Arthurlene Andrews up here today.



Monday, August 13, 1956

Another nice day. I washed.



Tuesday, August 14, 1956

Ironed. We canned some string beans. I cooked.


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