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, June 3, 2016

August 25 -28, 1959



Tuesday, August 25, 1959 JUDY BRED

Cleared off today. I churned and washed. Real hot in p.m. Betty and Georgette called in p.m.



Wednesday, August 26, 1959

Not too hot. I shelled some shell beans. Dolores called. We got some snaps of the birthday party 49th one from Milan and Betty. I froze seven boxes shell beans. Betty came home tonight and stayed. Reason? George was home.



Thursday, August 27, 1959 HOT HOT HOT

Yes, this has been such a hot day. I’ve cleaned the upstairs up, prepared a cold supper. Betty up here from Dawn’s. Didn’t stay. Sylvia Andrews called with Avon products.



Friday, August 28, 1959

Not quite so hot. I cleaned up the downstairs. Mama husked and cut corn off. We canned 10 pints. Betty still up to Dawn’s. Hope someday she will want to stay at home. Went to town in late p.m. after Bill got home.

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