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!

Sunday, October 29, 2017

April 23 - 26, 1965



Friday, April 23, 1965

Cloudy. Got real cold and raw. I finished the cupboards and draws in the kitchen. Done regular work. Betty and I to town after supper. Billie over to Phil Hunt’s cottage tonight with some other guys to go smelting.



Saturday, April 24, 1965

A very nice day. I done up regular work, did some cooking. Fern and Lloyd called. Mike went fishing down to South Bridgton. Bill, Carmen and I went to town. Bill worked on the roof after we got home. Billie worked for Lawrence. Cold.



Sunday, April 25, 1965 PEAS

A very nice day. I got my work done. Outside most all day. Bill planted first mess of peas. Betty, Carmen and I out and over in 9 acre field, got some Mayflowers. Betty and Carmen called at Marguerite Clark’s. Mike worked at the Bridgton Knitting Mill. Billie worked on his fence, look so nice and clean after he got it done and cleaned up. Bill worked on roof.



Monday, April 26, 1965

Cold and cloudy and rained with snow, a terrible messy day. Mike out looking for a hedgehog. Betty didn’t sleep much. She called at Marguerite’s. I did a big wash. Billie worked on the fence tonight.


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