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, January 26, 2016

January 5 - 9, 1958



Sunday January 5, 1958

Clear and cold, not quite as cold. Did regular work. Kennard called. I wrote letters. Called on Fern in late p.m. Betty up skating.



Monday, January 6, 1958

Not so cold, cloudy. Bill and Ilan gone to Portsmouth New Hampshire to see about work. I washed. Kennie called this a.m. Billie not feeling too good. Bill and Ilan didn’t get home until four. Bill and I called on Pete (?) McAllister



Tuesday, January 7, 1958

Cloudy. I churned, ironed, went to town and over to Aunt Linnie’s in p.m. It began to snow about dark. Bad storm in Boston in p.m. Got to Portland about five. Betty up to Dawn’s for supper. Billie went up after her.



Wednesday, January 8, 1958

A lot of snow came last night. It drifted from winds. Bill and Billie shoveled all day. No school. I didn’t do much. Betty up to Dawn’s in p.m.



Thursday, January 9, 1958

A nice clear day. Cold in early morning. I done up the work. I went down to Ferns and spent the day. Billie shoveled some snow for Lloyd. Bill worked for Hayd today. Betty up to Parks tonight.


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