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!

Monday, February 12, 2018

June 18 - 21, 1966 Dorothea Gets Her Divorce



Saturday, June 18, 1966

Very hot. Dorothea up early and off to work. She came home near noon. Effie Evans was packing all morning. After Dorothea had got home a short time, a neighbor Alice came and told her she had a phone call. It was the lawyer. The divorce comes off Monday at 9 AM. What a relief. No more waiting. Ms. Evans and children left today. We are so pleased. Dorothea, Jeff and I all over to the stores shopping. In evening we called at Edna’s. I baked beans today. Dorothea liked them.



Sunday, June 19, 1966

Another nice day. Hot. Dorothea done a big wash. Then in PM She, Jeff and I went to the zoo. What a big place and all kinds of birds, snakes, other reptiles, animals of all kinds. We traveled for miles and miles on the hard pavement. Then Dorothea drove down to the hospital to see Dennis’s father. Also saw the family again. Jeff was so pleased to see his father. Dorothea does so well driving on these busy streets. Had a nice day.



Monday, June 20, 1966 DIVORCED DOROTHEA AND DENNIS

A very hot day. Dorothea up early and over to the Macomb County building. She got her divorce. She got a free title of her car, custody of Jeff, all the household goods. She is so relieved and pleased that is all over. Now she is beginning to make plans to move etc. Edna and children over today. Had a cookout lunch. Then rode over by Jeff’s school. Also rode over and called on Mrs. Evans and some of Dorothea’s friends. Jeff is sick, he is so tired.



Tuesday, June 21, 1966 LETTER from Betty

Dorothea back to work today. I done a lot of housework. Dorothea had a lot of callers. Sandy, Freddie, Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Coke. We didn’t get to bed very early. Had such a late supper. We talked and discussed many of her problems. A nice long letter from home today, also $30 check.


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