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!

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

July 1 - 4, 1961 4th of July



Saturday, July 1, 1961

A nice clear pretty day, cool. I varnished rugs in Mama’s and Billie’s rooms. Painted rug in kitchen. Mike working at Harry Cross’s again today. Betty, Rowena and Mike gone camping down by the brook.



Sunday, July 2, 1961

Rainy day. Kids didn’t get home from camping very early. Nice early this morning but clouded up and a miserable day. Fern, Lloyd called.

Zanggarts Jewelry

Monday, July 3, 1961

A very nice day, clothes dried good. We got some bad showers this p.m. and evening. Betty began work today at Irene’s. Mike worked at Harry Cross’s today. Rowena here for a week.



Tuesday, July 4, 1961 Peas today

A very nice day. Cool, sunny and a little cloudy about four. I done up the work, called at Ferns. Washed, did a big ironing. Bill, Billie picked strawberries and peas. We had fried chicken, peas (fresh), mashed potatoes, strawberries and cream for dinner. Mama to the parade with Fern and Lloyd. Betty, Mike and Rowena with two other people gone to Old Orchard. A lot of highway accidents, drownings and other deaths this weekend. Bill and Bill didn’t have to work today. Missed Raymond today.

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