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, July 17, 2016

March 18 - 22, 1960



Friday, March 18, 1960

A nice day. All white with new snow. I cleaned up the downstairs. Kennie and Dot here late in p.m. Billie and Kennard down to Raymond to sign up for work. Betty up to Irene’s, she is going to have a permanent tonight. I wrote to Dorothea tonight. Billie home all day except when he went down to Raymond. Uncle Os still sick.



Saturday, March 19, 1960

Cloudy and snow in early a.m., cleared in p.m. I cooked, ironed, to town. Kennard called. Billie up to Chet’s. Betty had her hair done today, it looks very nice.



Sunday, March 20, 1960 SPRING

A very nice day, warm and sunny, not much going on. Billie gone with Lawrence Boynton to Parsonsfield. Betty up to the corner. Mama was taken very sick today. Went back to bed.



Monday, March 21, 1960

Warmer today. I washed. Billie went to South Berwick today will Lawrence buying cattle. Kennie and Dot came up late this p.m. Kennie began his job today as janitor at school. Dr. came today again. Mama has a kidney infection.



Tuesday, March 22, 1960 Billie 29 today

Mama not so good today. Quite sick this p.m. I went to town today with Kennard. Billie worked today for Lawrence. Rayburn, Joan and Karen called in evening. Aunt Ava and Kennard, Dawn here in p.m. Kennie and Dot here in late p.m. Dr. here in p.m. Mama had a temperature. Had a birthday cake and ice cream for supper. No one here except the family and Dr. Nash.
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