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, October 29, 2016

May 21 - 24, 1961 Bill Begins Working for Town of Bridgton



Sunday, May 21, 1961

Another cloudy dreary day. I done up the work. Fern, Lloyd, Kennie, Dot, Dolores, Aunt Ava, Blanche called. Mike and Betty to church. In p.m. Mike, Betty, Kay and Jerry went riding (horses).



Monday, May 22, 1961

Mike went home this a.m. Partly cloudy. I washed, late about getting it to going. In p.m. I went to Portland with Blanche, got a chair cover for Mama. Also a pad for her mattress. Betty riding horses tonight, she and Kay. Billie back to work after his weeks vacation. Bill began to work for the Town of Bridgton today.



Tuesday, May 23, 1961

Today after got my work done I cleaned Betty’s room. Mike and friends called. Mike brought Betty a horse saddle. Linda here tonight.



Wednesday, May 24, 1961

I cleaned the living room today. A nice sunny day. I cooked some. Billie got his veal calf tonight. A black Hereford. Nice calf.
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