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!

Sunday, June 26, 2016

December 14 - 18, 1959



Monday, December 14, 1959

A very nice day. On the cold side. We washed, went to town. Dorothea over to Norway to see about her pictures. Mike called to see Betty tonight. They walked to town together.



Tuesday, December 15, 1959

Cold this morning, 15 above. Clouded up today. Dorothea and I to town and over to Norway in p.m. Barb took she, Jeff and I over. Wesley went too. She got her colored picture and it is very good. Betty gone bowling tonight. Lloyd up here in the early evening to look at some deeds to see about some lots.



Wednesday, December 16, 1959

A very nice day. Down town, paid taxes and a couple other bills. Came home. Betty came home and Linda Berry came too. They curled their hair and Dorothea gave Betty the works and she looked like a million. Very pretty. The B H. S. concert was very good. Betty in the glee club. Dorothea, Fern and I went. Lloyd went to work at Dielectric here in Bridgton.



Thursday, December 17, 1959

Another nice day. We have had real good weather lately. Dorothea and I up to see Blanche and to town. Came home, D. made a birthday cake for Dr. Nash. He was pleased. Ken and Dolores called in evening. Dorothea and Jeff over to Barbs in p.m. Dolly, Martin and Maurice called to see the horse tonight.



Friday, December 18, 1959

Clouded up in p.m. It began to snow at dark. Dorothea, Betty and I down to get the tree. Betty got a very pretty one. In evening, Dorothea, Betty and Jeff downtown. Jeff got hair cut. I ironed in evening. Billie over to Harrison and got his haircut.
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