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, August 16, 2017

July 7 - 10, 1964



Thursday, July 7, 1964 10 Days (countdown to when Mike comes home)

Billie C gone away. A nice day. I did another wash. Went to town with Esther, Susan and Billie in a.m. Very hot. Susan got her glasses fixed. I came home, picked peas. Got all the clothes in, helped Betty upstairs some. Es here most of the day, in evening Fern, Lloyd, Es and Billie came up. Billie Crook gone away today for a few days visit. I’m glad he has gone. A complete change. Needed a change.



Wednesday, July 8, 1964 9 Days

A very nice hot day. I done up my work. Es and kids called. Fern, Es, and kids all on a picnic over to Woods Pond. I picked strawberries and peas. Esther and Blanche helped. Blanche having trouble at home. I’m sorry for her. She is so good to everyone.


Blanche shortly before she went to Kansas



Thursday, July 9, 1964 8 Days

A fair day, kind of a cool East wind. Jeff, Nola, Esther here. I done up my work. Shampooed my hair and colored it. Over to Norway with Es and got pictures. Betty did her  grocery shopping. Bill and I called at Jeans and Gordon’s. Fern, Lloyd and Es and Billie called.



Friday, July 10, 1964 7 Days

To town shopping. Es went with me. She and Billie were here for supper. Billie back from his three-day trip. Had a good time. Blanche gone home out to Kansas for rest and relaxation.

Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)