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!

Friday, September 30, 2016

January 29 - February 1, 1961



Sunday, January 29, 1961

Still cold. Betty made cookies. Billie not feeling good. Mama up. Oil today. Dot, Kennard, Fern, Dawn and Dolores here. Billie, Betty and I called at Fern and June Stackhouse’s.



Monday, January 30, 1961 Letter from Adair’s

15° below. I washed. Billie didn’t work, he is still sick. Mama came out to the living room this p.m. and watched programs. Got a nice letter from the Adair’s. A year ago tonight was their last night with us. Mike came up today. Betty had supper at his grandmother’s with him and his father. Then in evening they brought her home. They was so glad to see each other.

Michael Boutilier 1961




Tuesday, January 31, 1961

11 below zero this morning. One year ago today Dorothea and Jeffrey left to go to England where Dennis is station. This is been another one of those cold days. It is the 12th day of very cold weather. I got my clothes in. Billie still home sick. In p.m. he and I went down to Fern and Lloyd’s. Bill went back to work after supper. Mama out in living room most all day. Still miss Dorothea and Jeff.



Wednesday, February 1, 1961

A very cold cold day. Only 8° above all day, that was the highest. It went way down in the early evening. I churned. Kennard and Dolores called in the early evening. Betty had another tooth out today also one filled. Lloyd went down and got Betty at school, her teeth and mouth ached so. Billie back to work. Art came up with him at noon.


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