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, February 2, 2016

February 7 - 10, 1958



Friday, February 7, 1958

A fair day, cloudy in p.m. I cleaned up chambers today. Billie worked for Raymond and Chet. Norma Wildberger called in p.m. Arris brought back the TV tonight $11.53. Betty to ball game tonight. Bridgton High School Winter Carnival this weekend.



Saturday, February 8, 1958

Cloudy and snowed today, some rain. I cooked, churned, went to town. Billie and I made some ice cream. Bill didn’t work. Bobby plowed out the driveway tonight. Another letter from Dorothea today.



Sunday, February 9, 1958

Cloudy in a.m. Cold and got colder all day. I done up the work. Hayd called, Dawn, Kay here today, Raymond, Kennie and Dot. Billie away in p.m. I wrote to Esther and family, also to D and D. Highways closed to traffic on the New York highways due to the bad snowstorms and winds.



Monday, February 10, 1958

Very cold. I washed. Bill didn’t have to work. Bill helped Aunt Ava to get her water pipe thawed. Bill and Billie helped George Parks to start car and truck. Billie over to Norway with Lil in p.m. Raymond plowed snow banks with George’s Jeep over to Aunt Linnie’s in evening.

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