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!

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

January 1 - 4, 1967 Dorothea's Wedding


Sunday, January 1, 1967

Last night or one minute after midnight we were at Barbara and Phil Autios. We saw Dorothea and David get married. It was a very pretty little home wedding. Barbara, Phil and George Bingham and Betty were there attendants. Many friends and relatives were present. A good time was had by all especially on the last end of the evening. I came home first. Fern up here and stayed with Carmen and Kim, Jeff. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford called.


? George Bingham, David, Dorothea, Barbara and Betty



Bill and Althea with the newlyweds
The Happy Couple




Monday, January 2, 1967

Fair in p.m. It had snowed all night. Bill called out to work at 5 AM. Worked till about noon. Betty and I washed. Betty worked over to Dr. Gauger’s in a.m. Kimberly is very cute. Billie gone off with Lawrence up to Farmington and other northern towns. Bill not feeling too good this morning.



Tuesday, January 3, 1967

Cloudy and stormy all day. I did a little cooking, done some letter writing. Betty came and got Kim and Carmen at noon. I got the clothes in. SCHOOL began today for the first winter term. Aunt Ava down to Yarmouth today.



Wednesday, January 4, 1967 Snowy

A dreary snowy rainy day. I finished my letter to Esther. Done up my housework. I ironed. Carmen and Kim here all day. Betty went to have her eyes tested. She and the children here for supper. Wood came today. We throwed it over tonight. Jeff here. Jean called today.


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