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, September 19, 2015

August 5 - 9, 1956



Sunday, August 5, 1956

Much warmer today. Betty to Church. Billie had to work. Mama up to Aunt Ava’s. Bill cleaned out the oil burners. Brud and children called. They left for home.



Monday, August 6, 1956

A nice day. I washed. Betty down to Kay’s today.



Tuesday, August 7, 1956

I ironed and churned. Also cooked. A very nice day. Betty down to Kay Fleck’s.



Wednesday, August 8, 1956

A nice day. I had a nice birthday. Table linen from Fern and Lloyd, five dollars from Billie. Many nice cards. A pretty pillow top from Fern & Lloyd. Raspberries from Lil.



Thursday, August 9, 1956

I did regular work. Milan’s folks came back today. Their car was broken down. A nice day.



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