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!

Friday, December 8, 2017

September 29 - October 2, 1965



Wednesday, September 29, 1965

Another nice day, kind of cloudy in a.m. Sun came out, not too cold. We worked up in the shed chamber again today. Betty, Carmen and I to the dump after supper. David and Will went with us. Also to town in evening for cigs. Billie worked at Chet’s.



Thursday, September 30, 1965

Clear and cold this morning. A heavy frost all around. Went down to Corliss and got the new dad. Holly and children were here today. Billie worked at Chet’s today. Bill down to see Charles Elliott to come up and fix trailer. Called at Ferns in evening.



Friday, October 1, 1965

At last a good rain came. Rained hard all day. Done up regular work. Betty got a letter back from Welfare Department. Betty got a phone call from the Knitting Mill to go back to work. Was very sorry she couldn’t. I’m going to make plans to go to Michigan. Mrs. Popham paid the rent of September 5 to October 5. $50.00.



Saturday, October 2, 1965

A beautiful day. I got my work done up early. Bill home for lunch and went to bed lame. Billie up to Chet’s. Betty to Portland, bought a 1957 Ford. I cooked a lot today. Fern up for supper and evening.



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