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!

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

October 2 - 5, 1962 ADAIRS Are Back in USA



Tuesday, October 2, 1962

A perfect day. ADAIRS LEFT ENGLAND FOR U.S. Dennis, Dorothea and Jeffrey left England today for home. Expect to hear from them tomorrow. Blanche and I went to the Fryeburg Fair. Mama went over to Aunt Ava’s for the day so that left Betty here alone all day, which she enjoyed. Mrs. Harry Hansen called to see me today about working for her.

Aunt Ava's dog Ginger



Wednesday, October 3, 1962 GOT A TELEPHONE CALL FROM DOROTHEA!!

Dorothea called tonight and I wasn’t home. She was so disappointed about it. I was too. They arrived in this country about 530 this morning. Dennis and Jeff were in bed and all tired out. They had to land at Idlewind Airport in New York. Took a bus to McGuire Air Force Base. They are staying in a hotel there tonight. I will be so glad when they get home. Another nice day. Went to town with Fern and Lloyd. Betty bought me a new dress, curtains etc. etc. I paid the group insurance today.



Thursday, October 4, 1962

Fair day. I didn’t get home very early from Mrs. Hansen’s. I worked at Mrs. Hansen’s last night. Today I cleaned up the house. Billie to the Fair. Fern and Lloyd went also. Arthur Ward and kids called. Arthur milked our cow for Billie and had the milk. Betty bought a crib from Thurlow’s Furniture Store.



Friday, October 5, 1962

Today is the first wedding anniversary of Bet and Mike. One year ago tonight at this moment I’m now writing this Betty and Mike were married. A rainy miserable day. I worked at Hansens all day babysitting. Bill and I to town shopping, gone about half hour.


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