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 27, 2015

May 26 - 30, 1957 Memorial Day



Sunday, May 26, 1957

A cloudy day, rained some. Bill got Jim’s tractor, harrowed, Billie fenced. Betty mowed lawns and to church. Donnie quite sick today. I did regular work. Bob called this a.m.





Monday, May 27, 1957

Rained all day. It cleared late p.m. Thena called, Dolores called. In p.m., Carlton and Fern called and Carlton showed us moving pictures of Cindy and Linda and rest of his family. Very good. Fern called on them in p.m. In evening had a bad thunder shower. Donnie still sick. Billie took the Jersey heifer up to Del Chadbourne again tonight.



Wednesday, May 29, 1957

A very nice day. I ironed, done up the housework. Cooked, cleaned up the house and cared for Donnie, not much better, maybe some. We went to the cemetery tonight. Betty down to Kay’s tonight.



Thursday, May 30, 1957 Memorial Day

Bill and Bill Jr worked. Betty came home from Kay’s in p.m., went to the parade. Stan Wallace (? Walker) broke his leg. I cleaned up the house. Got ready to go down to Lila’s tomorrow to help her clean her cottage. Donnie up today and some better. Dolores and Kennard called in evening and made a long visit. Bob and Ronald called. Kennie, Arthurlene, Holly and (?)Jennie was up and played ball with Betty.



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