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!

Friday, May 27, 2016

July 25 - 28, 1959



Saturday, July 25, 1959 Randy Scott Smart’s birthday

A very nice day, cooler. I done regular work. Kids swimming. Pat drove Billie’s car. I went to town in p.m. Raymond here for supper. Brud, Jeff and Kennard called in the early evening.



Sunday, July 26, 1959 Jacqueline Smith’s birthday

Bill, Betty, Lassie and I took Pat Sangilo home to Portland. Billie worked at Chet’s. Brud and family called. Norma over to Cox family reunion.



Monday, July 27, 1959

A hot day. I washed. Kids swimming and up to Dawn’s for a cookout in evening. Kennard called.






Tuesday, July 28, 1959

A very hot day. I ironed and did some cooking. Kids swimming and up to Dawn’s for supper. Raymond called in evening. Dolores called in late p.m.





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