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!

Saturday, August 27, 2016

September 18 - 22, 1960



Sunday, September 18, 1960

Nice and sunny this a.m. Clouded up during the day. Done up regular work. Billie up to Waterford with Art Ward. Bill over to (?) Rumy’s. Kennard called. Kay came up tonight for all night. David called during the evening.



Monday, September 19, 1960

Partly cloudy. I washed, picked some beans. Dot and Kennie called tonight. Rowena up here after school. Betty, David and Kay over to Auburn to see Mike tonight on the eve of his birthday. Betty took him a gift.



Tuesday, September 20, 1960

Dorothea and Dennis married three years today. Michael C Boutiler is 17 today. Dorothea Gammon Smith died 50 years ago today. We sent her driver’s license today.



Wednesday, September 21, 1960

Cloudy in a.m., cleared in p.m. Betty home from school early. Back down to Rowena’s to study. I mailed Dorothea’s license to her today. Got apples ready to make some jelly. Thena called late in p.m.



Thursday, September 22, 1960

A nice warm day. Mama down to Ferns all day. I washed, churned, cleaned up the house. Art Ward called after supper. Betty and Rowena called after school. Betty down to Rowena’s all night. I made some jelly.


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