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!

Monday, November 2, 2015

February 10 - 13, 1957



Esther Deming with Susan and 2 wk old Billie Deming


Sunday, February 10, 1957

A very nice day. Didn’t get up very early. In p.m. Bob and Blanche called. Blanche and I went down to see Lorraine’s new baby, very cunning. I wrote a letter in evening. Wayne’s car broke down tonight. Billie went when he called him and took him to Lewiston. Betty up to Terri’s and went ice fishing in p.m. with them.



Monday, February 11, 1957 Colder

A nice day but not so warm. I washed. Billie helped Dennis to tow Wayne’s car home. In p.m. he went to Norway looking for work. No luck. In p.m. I went to town and got letter and Valentine off. I wrote Joe. Much colder tonight.



Tuesday, February 12, 1957

Another nice day. I ironed, done a little housework. 10° below this morning. Got our toaster back today.



Wednesday, February 13, 1957

Dorothea been gone one year today in the service. Two more to go now. She and Judy McAllister joined into the Air Force one year ago today for three years. This is a fair day up till noon then began to cloud up.

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