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!

Monday, January 4, 2016

October 16 - 19, 1957



Wednesday, October 16, 1957

Today Dorothea and Dennis picture came out in the Portland Press Herald, very very good. I did some cooking, cleaned up the house downstairs. Dawn and I went to town in a.m. In p.m. Dot, Lorraine and Wanda Jean called. In evening we went down to George and Thena’s to see pictures of their trip to the West Coast. Robert, Blanche, Kennie, Dot, Dolores, Kennard, Fern, Lloyd, Uncle Oz, Fern, Aunt Ava, Uncle Lewis, Aunt Linnie, Billie, Mama, Betty and I. $100 check came from Mr. Ayers.



Thursday, October 17, 1957

Another clear sunny dry day. I ironed, helped Billie get water. Did up regular work. Bill and Billie took cows over to spring for their water tonight. Betty down to F. H. A. at the school tonight. Kay came up for the night. I took my clothes I had done for Mrs. Dearborn back tonight. Called to see Lloyd’s pullets.



Friday, October 18, 1957

I cleaned up the house. Delores called. Kennard called. It was cloudy today. In p.m. went to town, paid the TAXES.



Saturday, October 19, 1957

A good rain last night. Rained all day. Bill didn’t work. He put plugs in kitchen. In p.m., after Billie came home, we killed, cleaned and wrap eleven fowl. Kennard had one, we kept one for dinner. Aunt Ava and Hulda called. Billie cleaned up the hen house.
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