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, September 30, 2017

December 30 - 31, 1964



Wednesday, December 30, 1964

Cloudy. Sleety rain. Well, done up my work. Carmen very sick all day. Had Dr. Bish. Asthmatic bronchitis. Esther up for supper, didn’t stay. She got so upset. I’m so sorry. I don’t know what her trouble is. I worry so about her. Too bad. Bill got a very useful gift from Esther and Fern and Betty.

 Going to a NYE dance in Norway


Thursday, December 31, 1964

Colder, partly cloudy. Some snow flurries. Esther came up. Dolores called. Es and Cliff up in evening. Susan to movies with Tony. Last day of 1964. One event of this past year was my mother’s passing. I miss her so much. Also a dear sister-in-law, Blanche Lorraine Smith. She was a very willing helper in all ways to everyone and anyone, especially in sickness. We miss her so much and loved her. Also our beautiful dog, pretty CHRISTIE. MIKE home for good. TRIP TO SCOTLAND.



End of 1964. Much sorrow, some happiness.
Mama’s death April 2
Blanche’s death September 17
Christie’s death October 6
Bill and I to Scotland
Mike came home July 23, 1964. Home for good from U.S. Army.








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