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 31, 2016

May 24 -28, 1960



Tuesday, May 24, 1960 Pig

Rained all day. Billie got pig tonight of Lawrence. It is a nice pig, weighs 20 pounds. I cleaned kitchen ceilings and inside refrigerator. Betty home all evening.



Wednesday, May 25, 1960

Rain rain again today. Worked in kitchen, cleaned the upper cupboards. Cleared off late p.m. Blanche Sawyer and Arlene called and Aunt Ava. Bill worked on the kitchen chimney, topped it out.



Thursday, May 26, 1960 Nice day, Bill got hurt

Well tonight I finally finish cleaning the kitchen. Bill got hurt today at the transmission shop. Sawed his finger, went to Northern Cumberland Hospital, Dr. Skilin took stitches. He won’t work for several days. Betty, Rowena and Linda went on a bike ride and picnic tonight after school. Raymond here for supper. Rayburn and family called and Wanda Jean. Wanda and Karen had a good time with the lambs. Kennie and Dot called. Joy and family on their way home. Kennard called a minute.



Friday, May 27, 1960 Betty home on crutches tonight

Betty came home tonight from school on crutches. Her leg all swollen way to her toes. She has got to lay low for the weekend. Then by Tuesday if it isn’t any better she will have to go to the hospital for x-rays.


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Saturday, May 28, 1960

A very nice day, but a busy one. I done up the housework, cooked. Milan, Betty, Norma and Ned came about 9 o’clock. After got the work done up, Bill, Billie Betty, Lloyd and I over to Fryeburg. Got the garden seeds. Billie drove us over by John Weston’s and over to where the cattle was on the big farms.
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