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!

Sunday, January 24, 2016

December 29 - 31, 1957 End of 1957



Sunday, December 29, 1957

Milan and family left at about 11 AM. We had a fried ham dinner. In p.m. Betty and Susan went down and rode Old Fan. In evening Rayburn, Joan, Karen called, also Bob and Blanche, Kennard and Dolores.



Monday, December 30, 1957 Bill 49 today
A nice day. Done up the work. Es and Cliff up to Dot and Forrests in p.m. Billie and Susan home with us. In evening at supper had a birthday cake and ice cream. After supper Fern, Lloyd, Uncle Os, Ken, Dolores, Kennie and Dot called to say goodbye to Deming’s.



Tuesday, December 31, 1957 Warm
The Deming’s left at 11:45 AM today for Brud and Verna’s (?) home. Hated to see them leave. We had enjoyed them all so much since they have been here. Susan and Billie are so cute. Bill didn’t work. In p.m. we put Donnie’s bed and crib upstairs. It looks so lonesome with Donnie’s bed gone. Cleaned up the whole house this p.m. Betty down to Dawn’s in p.m. and evening. Billie up to Chet’s in evening. End of 1957.


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