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!

Friday, November 20, 2015

April 28 - May 1, 1957



Sunday, April 28, 1957

A partly cloudy day. Betty to church and S. S. Bill downtown in a.m. Billie up to one. In p.m. Billie and I called on Dolores. Betty and I walked down on the powerline. First time I’ve been down there this spring. I wrote to Es and family and to Dorothea. No one called today except Kennard. Daylight savings time today.



Monday, April 29, 1957

A quite nice day. I washed. Got clothes dried and in. I washed the windows on the outside today. Today we got a letter from Dorothea. Joe has gone from her life. She is a down hearted lonely kid now. Too bad she was so in love with him. I’m so sorry for her. Dorothea been gone one year today.




Tuesday, April 30, 1957

Early this morning 1 AM got a call from Dorothea. She had got a phone call him Joe and he is coming back to her. She was so pleased, just had to call and tell me. I ironed, cleaned up downstairs. Donnie had some clothes come from his folks today. Betty down to Kay’s tonight. Very cold and windy.



Wednesday, May 1, 1957

A nice day but awful windy, on the cold side too. I went down to Ferns, helped her clean her back kitchen. She is all done her housecleaning now. I’m so glad for her. She is so poorly. Although she has had a more pleasant winter than she has for several years. Kay up here for supper, Susan Palmer called in late p.m. Betty to choir rehearsal. Charlie and Jean up and spent evening.


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