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, April 25, 2016

February 16 - 20, 1959 Adairs Leave for Detriot



Monday, February 16, 1959

Kind of on the cold side. We washed. Billie and Dennis downtown. Thena called in p.m. She took pictures. Had a nice visit with her, also Aunt Ava called. Dorothea and Dennis over there for a little while. I cooked in p.m. Had a nice steak dinner at night. It evening we had birthday cake and homemade ice cream. Raymond, Bobby, Fern, Lloyd and Uncle Os here in evening. Jeffrey sure was the chief of the attraction, he was so cunning all evening.


Grampa showing Jeffrey Ranger the parakeet




Tuesday, February 17, 1959 Betty Louise Crook

Well today after a nice visit of several days, Dennis, Dorothea and Jeffrey left for Detroit. They will visit Dennis’s family for several days. We hated to see them go. Bill and I took them to the airport. Miss them so much. We liked Dennis very much. Dorothea and we are too, so lucky to have such a nice fellow in the family. Raymond was over, also Charlie and Jean called today. Mr. Yates, Dot, Lorraine and Wanda Jean called to see D and D and Jeffrey. Pigs went today.



Wednesday, February 18, 1959 Joy Aleta Smith Wolff COLD

I wrote to Esther and family today, went to town. Missed the Adair’s so much. Will be glad to hear from them. Billie brought the pig home today, we put in the freezer.



Thursday, February 19, 1959 COLD

Cloudy. Cold and windy. I cleaned up the house all over. In p.m. Blanche, Ronald and Jean (his wife) called. Billie worked at Chet’s. Bill worked over to Raymonds. Still miss the Adair’s. Changed the dining room curtains. Betty took some pictures tonight.



Friday, February 20, 1959 COLD

Charles Henry Weymouth died suddenly at 10 AM today. Bill and I went right down. Jack, Sylvia and Judy got there about 2 PM. A nice clear day but cold. Bill and I over to South Bridgton to get potatoes from Hayd. Missed the Adair’s. My last check came from Bruce board today.
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