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, December 22, 2015

August 31 - September 2, 1957



Friday, August 30, 1957

A very nice day. I cleaned up the house, Lloyd called. He took me to town. I came home cooked. Got ready, went to town. Donnie sick, but more quiet.



Saturday, August 31, 1957

Another nice day. Milan and family came this morning from Connecticut for the Labor Day weekend. I done the usual housework. Blanche, Betty, Norma over to Norway in p.m. Ned Richardson took them over. Ned here for supper. Betty came home from Methodist camp tonight. She had a good time and glad to get home.



Sunday, September 1, 1957

A nice day. We had a steak cookout. Milan’s family, Fern, Lloyd and Uncle Os and us. Had a good feed. In p.m. Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis called, had ice cream pie and cake. Bill and Lloyd cut up beef today. Had trouble with the pump.


Monday, September 2, 1957

I washed. Fern, Lloyd and Uncle Os up here, brought all the supper. Ate together, had Italian sandwiches. Very good. Betty down to Irene’s with Holly to babysit tonight. Donnie up today and dressed, but not good. Billie also late tonight getting home. Bill put check pipe on end of pipe down in the well.


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