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!

Monday, September 5, 2016

October 28 - 31, 1960 Larrabee Open House



Friday, October 28, 1960

A nice day. I cleaned up the house. Betty home early from school. Rowena came up and she and Betty downtown. I went to town with Lloyd today. In evening Bill and I called at Robert Allen’s.



Saturday, October 29, 1960 got Cow and Beef heifer, letter from Adair’s

A nice day. I cooked in a.m., in p.m. got clothes ready to go up to Bill and Bea Larrabee’s. Today Billie got his new cow and beef heifer. Betty and Bill got the tractor to going. Brud, Verna and children here. Raymond called. Kennie called. Letter from Dorothea today. Bill and Bea Larrabee’s Open House.



Sunday, October 30, 1960

A very nice day. I washed the churn for the first time after a week layoff. Today Bill and Betty hauled gravel, sawdust and dressing in the new tractor. Enjoyed it so much. Also Lassie. Had a good time at Bill and Bea’s Open House party last night. Kennie, Dot called. Kennard, Blanche got home from Ronald’s. Fern and Lloyd called today.


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Monday, October 31, 1960 Pig went

Cloudy. I washed. Got the clothes in. Kennie, Dot up. Also in evening Karen and Joan called. Karen dressed in Halloween costume. Also Phonie, Sis and Wanda Jean. Wanda in costume. Pig was killed today.




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