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!

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

August 21 - 24, 1966



Sunday, August 21, 1966

Not too warm. Bill down to Fern and Lloyd’s to work. Billie and I picked some corn etc. Billie up to Chet’s. Dorothea had to work all day. I cooked a cake and a chocolate pie. Betty and children came up. Billie went down after them. Dorothea went to Tonie’s funeral this p.m.



Monday, August 22, 1966 Hair Set

A cloudy rainy day. I done up the work. Betty and girls came up. We went to town to the bank. Came home, got ready, over to June’s. I had my hair set. Aunt Ava called in PM. Took Betty and girls home after supper.



Tuesday, August 23, 1966

Cloudy and some showers. We worked up in the shed chamber. Betty and kids up. Dorothea brought home a lot of good cold cuts etc. tonight. Took Betty and girls home after supper.



Wednesday, August 24, 1966

A nice day. I did a very big wash. I took care of all the grandchildren. What a job. Betty down to Mrs. Hansens. Dorothea up in PM with a lot of beans, hot dogs, fruit, bread etc. They had the banquet tonight.


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