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 16, 2016

July 28 - 30, 1961



Friday, July 28, 1961

Cloudy this a.m. Cleared off, pick some string beans and froze them. Done up the work. Norma Gay up to Lillian Allen’s. Susan rode bike etc. Betty went riding. I ironed in late p.m.



 Saturday, July 29, 1961 Dorothea Jean Crook Adair’s birthday

Cloudy and showery today, in late p.m. was real rainy. I cooked, got ready for Milan and family. They came late in evening. Brud and kids called to say goodbye. Dawn called. Betty here for supper.





Sunday, July 30, 1961

It was quite hot today. Norma over to Stoneham with Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis. Betty home all day. Enjoyed it very much. Fern, Lloyd, Kennie, Dot, Ken and Dolores called.


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