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 27, 2015

January 19 - 22, 1957



Saturday, January 19, 1957

A nice day 10 above this morning, got up to 18 above today. Bill and Billie shoveled roofs at the camps today. Bill helped Aunt Ava to thaw out her water pipe today. Red Durham heifer sick today. Betty over to Terri’s today. Wayne Chadbourne came home last night.



Sunday, January 20, 1957

10 below this morning. Fair in forenoon. Cloudy in p.m. Bill helped Lloyd shovel roofs at the camps. Billie worked for Dennis. Betty to S. S. and church in p.m. She and Blanche went to movies. I wrote letters today.



Monday, January 21, 1957 30° Above in Morning

A very nice warm day. I washed, got the clothes in tonight. Temps went up to 50° above during day. Kail here tonight. Wayne Chadbourne called this evening. Billie worked at Chet’s today. Betty and Kay to ball game tonight. President Eisenhower inaugurated today, watched it on TV. Dorothea called in eve. Couldn’t get through on the lines.



Tuesday, January 22, 1957 40° Above this Morning
A very nice day, warm and sunny. Got up to 55 and a little better today. Bill discovered Rado Allen’s mill afire when he came home this morning 2 AM. Dorothea called again about 2 AM our time. I cleaned up the house, cooked and Betty and I ironed. I went over to Aunt Linnie’s in the evening. Billie worked for Dennis today. Raymond had a slight spell today.

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