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, February 22, 2016

April 30 - May 3, 1958


Wednesday, April 30, 1958

A very nice day except windy. I did a big wash. Washed the curtains in the two downstairs bedrooms. Billie fenced. In p.m., Dot, Lorraine, Wanda Jean and Norma Wildberger called. Betty got mad tonight.



Thursday, May 1, 1958

A very nice day. I cleaned Billie’s room to downstairs hallway, cellar way, bathroom and started the sitting room. I cooked in a.m. and after supper I did the ironing. Billie fenced. Bill painted after supper. Betty and Kay tonight.



Friday, May 2, 1958

A very nice day. I finished the living room and did the dining room. On the cold side. Billie sold the brockle head heifer to Davis Kimball. He went away this p.m. Kay up here tonight.



Saturday, May 3, 1958

A cloudy day. Very cold. I cleaned up the house and Billie took me to town in a.m. Kay here all night. Betty and she got lunch. Dawn and Steve here in p.m. I cooked and went up to Rado’s after supper with Bill. Rain began about dark.

Dawn and Betty 1958



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