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, July 15, 2016

March 10 - 13, 1960



Thursday, March 10, 1960

A very nice clear day but COLD and windy. I washed, cleaned up the house downstairs. Mama up today, part of the day anyway. Betty home for supper, up to Dawn’s in evening. Billie out in evening. Bill still lame. Kennie, Dot and Kennard called.



Friday, March 11, 1960

Another cold day, windy. Did regular work. Kennie and Dot here in p.m., also Raymond. He stayed for supper.



Saturday, March 12, 1960

Warmer today, partly cloudy. Billie and I to town in early p.m. Mama all better. Kennard and Aunt Ava here today.



Sunday, March 13, 1960

Got the work done up early. We had chicken for supper. Fern, Lloyd, Kennie and Dot here today. Betty and Irene to movies in p.m. Came home around five.



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