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!

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

May 5 - 8, 1960





Thursday, May 5, 1960 Susan has broken her arm

Another nice day. I washed. Cleaned two bedrooms. Bill and Betty’s. Put up new curtains. Blanche and I to the B. H.S. concert. Good. Betty sung in the Glee Club. Linda Berry and Rowena Robinson here for supper, came back after the concert and here all night. Es called. Susan broke her right arm. Billie got his first pay CHECK tonight. $70.36, he was so pleased.



Friday, May 6, 1960

Another very nice day. Hot and sunny. Kathy Carsley here all day. Her mother got her divorce today from Dick. I cleaned Dr. Nash’s bedroom. Betty to Potter Academy today, her softball team played and they won. Billie took me to town tonight for groceries. Bill came home lame. Put up new curtains.


Saturday, May 7, 1960

A very nice day. Bill and Billie finished the hen house and got the hens moved in tonight. Did up the work and cooked. Betty up to Irene’s in a.m., home all afternoon. I ironed today also.



Sunday, May 8, 1960

Cloudy today and some rain showers. Bill mowed lawns, first time. Ilan Smart, Dutch Pike, and Art Grover called. Bob, Blanche, Kennie and Dot, Ken and Dolores all called. Bobby moved the old hen house today up to his house. I got money for permanent and a very pretty box of chocolates. I had a nice day today, Mama did too. Fern, Lloyd called, Aunt Ava, Uncle Lewis. Aunt Ava, Uncle Lewis here for supper.

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