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, December 31, 2016

January 12 - 15, 1961



Friday, January 12, 1962

Not so cold. I done up the work. Betty still in bed, wasn’t at all good this morning. Better in p.m. Dawn and her mother called in p.m. I took a bath, to town in evening.



Saturday, January 13, 1962

A nice day, warmer. I churned, done up my work, talked with Fern on the phone. Made rolls, Apple pie. Betty up and dressed today. Billie got Chet’s truck, hauled rubbish off to dump and the Christmas tree. Bill and I to town, he got some (?) pills (?) for Ranger. Jeannie Davis called in p.m. Betty to town in eve.



Saturday, January 14, 1962

Didn’t get up very early. Done up the work. Got early supper. Kennie and Dot called. In evening Bill, Betty and I at Ferns in evening. Betty kind of down today.



Monday, January 15, 1962

A very bad rainstorm. Highways in very bad shape. Bill had to work in evening. I did Ferns washed, also mine. Betty’s check came $182.60. We sent snaps off today. Now Betty is talking Ohio. She packed some of her things away today.


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