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, September 18, 2016

December 17 - 20, 1960



Saturday, December 17, 1960

Today I done up the work. Betty did most of it. In p.m. Dawn and George called. In p.m. Betty, Billie and I went Christmas shopping. Art Ward’s folks called also Kennie and Dot. I had a cake for Dr. Nash’s 83rd birthday. Bill worked at Jim’s in p.m. Roger Lewis got killed today in the woods.



Sunday, December 18, 1960

A nice day. Dr. Nash gone home today for over Christmas. In early p.m. I went to Fryeburg nursing home with Aunt Ava over to Os Abbotts. Fern, Lloyd, Kennie, Dot and Blanche called. Bill worked at Jim’s.


Monday, December 19, 1960

A cold day, kind of cloudy in p.m. I went to Norway with Blanche in forenoon, in p.m. I washed and got supper. Betty home from school with Elaine Plummer and Linda Berry. They got ready for the B HS concert. When she came home Linda and two sisters came with her.



Tuesday, December 20, 1960

A nice day, not too cold, in the 20s. I done up the housework and wrapped up the presents. Blanche here in forenoon. Betty home early from school.

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