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!

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

January 10 - 14, 1958



Friday, January 10, 1958

A fair day, sunny but cold. Evelyn Ridlon here all day. I churned in p.m. Kennard called. Billie got a haircut. Bill Kimball called today, he brought Billie’s roan heifer.



Saturday, January 11, 1958 A Nice Day

Bill down to Hayd’s working. And a.m. Billie and I went to town and paid light bill, telephone also got grain and grocery, got Bill some pills. Betty home all day. I cooked a little in p.m. Billie up to Chet’s.



Sunday, January 12, 1958

A nice day. Billie helped Dennis, also they and (?) Hand Flint went up to Waterford. Bill and Lloyd hauled out rest of wood. Billie made ice cream. Ken, Delores, Fern, Lloyd, Os, Bob and Raymond called. Betty with Holly and Steve went to movies. Quite cold in a.m. and late p.m.



Monday, January 13, 1958

A nice day. Not too cold. Bill worked for Hayd again. Billie took me to town early this morning. We went to bank. I came home, washed. Made cookies. Billie worked for Chet today. Heifer went today. Bill Kimball and father got her.



Tuesday, January 14, 1958

Ken and Dolores went to Portland today to get an apartment. Kennard has a job with Guy Chadbourne at a gas station. Kennard begins work tomorrow. I have churned, ironed etc. today. Billie helped Raymond haul bedding. Ken and Dolores called in evening.
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