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!

Thursday, June 16, 2016

October 24 -28, 1959



Saturday, October 24, 1959

A very heavy rain and wind all last night and all day. I cooked. Done up the work. Billie away with Dennis. Charlie Richardson here in p.m. He and Bill worked on his car. After supper Bill, Betty and I to town to get some things at the 1 cent sale. End of house all stained yellow from leaves. Today got a letter from DOROTHEA. She is with Dennis’s folks.



Sunday, October 25, 1959

Rain again. Betty home all weekend. Kennie and Dot here in p.m. Bill, Betty and I to Sally’s. Ilan and Bobby moved Betty’s camp. Bobby bought of Betty. Bought beef heifer. Billie bought her of Ray Whitney today.



Monday, October 26, 1959

Thundershowers in p.m. Nice in the a.m. I washed. Dolores called. In p.m. we had a thunder shower. A bright rainbow. In evening Billie and I called at Dawn’s and spent evening at Aunt Ava’s. Bill over to Charlie Richardson’s in evening. Mary Cannell up here for supper. She and Betty babysitting up to Irene’s.

Paul Dwyer released today from state prison. Been jailed for                       years for a crime I feel he didn’t commit.



Thursday, October 27, 1959

Partly cloudy. I cleaned some more in the kitchen, got the clothes in. Not so warm. Raymond called in evening.



Wednesday, October 28, 1959

Ironed, cooked. Cleaned the grain room and back porch. A nice clear day, but awful cold.


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