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, January 29, 2016

January 19 - 23, 1958



Sunday, January 19, 1958
Sun today, first time for five days. Bill worked at Ferns, finished up. I didn’t do much. Fern’s rooms looks so darn nice. Very pretty.



Monday, January 20, 1958

A nice day, awful cold and windy. I washed. In the mail we got a letter from Dorothea and Dennis. They are going to become PARENTS. We are all pleased to become grandparents, Uncle and Aunt. To town in p.m., sent Milan’s money. Called at Ferns. Betty came home happy about exams. Billie bought two pigs.



Tuesday, January 21, 1958

Cloudy. I cooked, done up the work. Dawn Parks here most of day. Billie sold pig to Lawrence $37.50. He worked for Lawrence Boynton too. Bill to Hiram with Hayd. Bill will go back to work for Hayd in a day or two. I ironed. COW BRED December 30.



Wednesday, January 22, 1958

Rained. I wrote letters. Betty home early from school. Betty did okay on midyear exams. I sent snaps to Dorothea. In evening I called on Rayburn and Joan. Betty to movies.



Thursday, January 23, 1958

I cleaned up the whole house. Raymond called, also Hayd. A nice warm day. Windy. Billie worked at Chet’s.

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