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 6, 2015

February 27 - March 1, 1957



Wednesday, February 27, 1957

A nice day. Bill and I downtown to pay a bill or two. Called at Jean’s. I cleaned up the house today. He have to go back to work tonight. Beginning tomorrow he works days. Letter from Dorothea.



Thursday, February 28, 1957

A very nice day. Only 10 above this morning. Bill on the day shift beginning today. I did some cooking, made out catalog orders. Got a snapshot of Billie Deming today. Es and Susan in it too. Letter from Es. Fern up in p.m. Mailed order for dress material for myself and corset for Mama.


February 29, 1957 For Leap Year

No Day Today

Friday, March 1, 1957

A cloudy day. I did up that work, made out of order for some curtains etc. Kay up here tonight. Mama fell today on the porch. Betty and Kay to movies tonight. Snowed in p.m.

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