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, November 14, 2016

July 21 - 23, 1961 Norma Arrives For The Summer



Friday, July 21, 1961 Milan Elliott Smith’s birthday

Hot and humid. A very hot humid day. I done up the work, ironed. Susan did the ironing. Susan up to see Linda and Cindy and Nola. We went to town tonight before supper. Betty got a letter from her ex-boyfriend, Mike. He is on his or was on his way to Fort Dix New Jersey. I’m so sorry. I just hope when he returns on his furlough they will make up. They are for each other.


125x125 Fall Banner - Cat


Saturday, July 22, 1961 Hot Hot

I got the work done up. Expected Norma in p.m. To town in p.m. Betty working in a.m. Away after supper. Billie, Susan and I down to Ferns in evening. Norma got here about 11. Betty, Susan and Norma busy, had a good time talking etc. after she came.



Sunday, July 23, 1961 Hot

A nice day, up early. Kennie, Dot here. Lloyd and Charlie Virgin called. I wrote to Esther. Had chicken dinner. Susan enjoying Norma Gay. Betty didn’t work.



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