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, September 1, 2018

July 23 - 26, 1968


Tuesday, July 23, 1968

A nice cool breezy day. I did regular work. Cleaned the outside of deep-freeze. Did some figuring etc. Fern, Lloyd called. I called some on phone 2 calls.



Wednesday, July 24, 1968

We are having very nice summer weather. I have washed windows, getting the house straightened out for company.



Thursday, July 25, 1968

I worked at Dorothy Prescott’s today. I cleaned her house and the general weekend cleaning while she works at Smith Sign. I came home, did my work and began getting ready for Milan’s folks this weekend. Also expect Betty and family. $4.50



Friday, July 26, 1968

A very nice day. I worked at Dearborn’s. Came home, finished cleaning up rest of my house. Bill mowed grass. Billie took me to town. When we got home Betty, Walt and kids were here.


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