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!

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

June 24 - 26, 1956



Sunday, June 24, 1956

A cloudy day, rained last night. Bill worked at camp in forenoon. Milan went back. Charlie and Jean called, also Kennard here. Mama didn’t feel too good today. Betty to church to sing in choir. Bill, Bet and Susan and I over to Elmer Foggs in evening. Sue rode on the horses. Charlotte Whitting Luck Clemmors died today in New Hampshire.



Monday, June 25, 1956

Judy the cow went today. She has been such a good cow, just she was taken sick. I washed. Paid Lassie’s dog license today. Es, Susan and I downtown in evening. Bill and Betty used old Fan to cultivate the strawberries with tonight. Got petunias and set them out tonight.


Tuesday, June 26, 1956

A very nice clear day. Es, Susan, Betty and I went over to Mount Pleasant and rode up the chairlift. It was really fun, enjoy it very much. Es downtown in p.m. Susan and Betty down to Jill’s in evening. Lawrence brought up a cow for Billie to try out.




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