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!

Sunday, September 23, 2018

October 11 - 13, 1968


Friday, October 11, 1968 3 Astronauts into space today

I worked at Dorothy’s today. It was kind of cloudy forenoon. It cleared off some in p.m. I came home. Washed one load of clothes, cleaned up my house. Made another batch of mincemeat, took a bath, got ready and went to town as soon as supper.



Saturday, October 12, 1968

Foggy in a.m. Bill took the Rototiller over to Twitchell’s and got it fixed. Came home, cultivated all of the garden. Billie took his car to the garage and had it fixed up some. I went over and helped Aunt Ava wash in a.m. It was cloudy and foggy in a.m., nice and sunny and warm in PM. Got a letter from Dorothea. In p.m. Bill and I called at Dorothea, Dave and Jeff. They have their paneling the living room. Phil Autio is going to put it on for them. Dorothea is SICK. I’m still worried about her, she should go to a doctor. Paid Smith Sign in full today, owe nothing more on this house now.

Dorothea, David and Jeff



Sunday, October 13, 1968

A nice sunny day. It was foggy in early a.m. I didn’t get up until 9 AM. Bill called at Gordon’s. Billie and I cleaned up the inside of cars and washed car windows. When Bill got home he fixed the lawn mower and mowed all the lawns in p.m. Billie worked at Chet’s. Dorothea, Dave and Jeff all gone up to New Hampshire to meet David’s sister and family also Dave’s mother, father and brother went. Took a picnic lunch.


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