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, August 12, 2017

June 21 - 24, 1964




Sunday, June 21, 1964 Cow Gone

A dry hot day. Some showers in some places. Worked all day. Had a cookout. The first one for 1964. Kennie, Dot, Fern, Lloyd. Billie worked for Lawrence. He also traded cattle. His cow he has had for several years and liked went tonight. She was a very good cow, we liked her very much. Billie hated to see her go. He now has two Guernsey heifers. No more milk. Milked for last time.



Monday, June 22, 1964 MIKE SICK

Another dry hot day. Today Betty got a letter from Mike, he is seriously sick and is expected to be flown back to the US at once to enter hospital for blood disease and bone infection, which is very serious according to Army doctors. Blanche brought money over for TRIP $660. Washed.



Tuesday, June 23, 1964 GOT TICKETS

A very nice day. Hot. Bill and I took off for Portland. We got our tickets and clothes for the trip. Had a nice day. We bought some porch chairs, things for Jeff and Carmen. Betty home with Carmen all day. Home all evening. Fern, Blanche and Bob came to see our purchases. Letter from Dorothea.



Wednesday, June 24, 1964

Got some rain, not too much. I packed and mailed Jeff’s birthday gift. Went to town with Fern and Lloyd. Verna and children went too. Betty and Billie mowed lawns. I cooked a chicken, had some spinach. LC Andrews man called here. Bill and I called at Mr. Vose. Betty home again this evening, wow.

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