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, November 18, 2017

July 11 - 14, 1965 DOROTHEA AND JEFF ARRIVE HOME



Sunday, July 11, 1965

I put on the finishing touches for the big homecoming. Kennie and Dot called. Betty, Mike and Carmen over to Auburn for the day.



Monday, July 12, 1965 Es, Bill and Susan

A beautiful day and Es, Susan and Billie came around 2:30. I got my washing done about 11 AM. I had everything all done and ready when they came. Was so glad to see them. They with Fern and Lloyd came up in evening. Betty laid off at the mill tonight.



Tuesday, July 13, 1965 A Beautiful Day

DOROTHEA AND JEFF came. I was so glad to see them. We began listing for the phone call in middle of forenoon. About 1:30 the call came from Portland airport. Betty, Susan and I and Carmen went for them. Dorothea is so pleased to be here. Most all the family called in evening, up to the trailer in evening.




Nice sky? New roof?



Wednesday, July 14, 1965

Another very nice day. Very hot and humid. Dorothea unpacked. Jeff seems to enjoy things here. Barb and Wesley called. Rosalie and her kids. Joy, her kids, Dorothea, Jeff and I went swimming over to North Bridgton. To town and took Aunt Ava with us. Fern and Lloyd here in evening. Bill cleaned away dirt from the well.
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