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, October 20, 2015

December 20 - 24, 1956



Thursday, December 20, 1956

I cleaned up the house today.



Friday, December 21, 1956

Bill gave me his check. Billie and I downtown shopping for Christmas and groceries. School closed today for 10 days. Billie and I to town, done rest of my Christmas shopping. I churned today. Billie helped Raymond to get his tree this a.m.

Betty Crook's 8th Grade photo




Saturday, December 22, 1956

I cleaned some windows, wash floors, did some cooking. Downtown in p.m. Brud’s family came up to Kennards and Dolores today.



Sunday, December 23, 1956

Snowed all day. Billie sold Jersey cow to Joe Winn. Bill and Billie shoveled and plowed driveway. Mama didn’t get up very early. Bill had to work tonight. I made fudge and corn balls. Raymond called in evening. Billie got five dollars from Raymond and Aunt Linnie. Bob called. Brud and family called.



Monday, December 24, 1956

Cloudy and rain. I cooked all day. Cleaned up the house. Washed floors, made other preparations for Christmas. Dorothea’s box came today. Billie did his shopping. The Jersey cow Cindy went today. Joe Winn bought the cow. Bill didn’t have to work tonight. Blanche and Joy called.


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  1. UnknownOctober 20, 2015 at 8:23 AM

    Those were back in the days when you could go to downtown Bridgton and buy all your presents...AKA BEFORE WALMART

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