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, November 25, 2018

June 4 - 7, 1969


Wednesday, June 4, 1969

A very nice day. Not too hot or cold. We did up the work. Kim outside playing. We went to the Cemetery. BEM is okay today. Betty cleaned her car. Carmen helped. I did a dite of cooking. Bill mowed all the lawns tonight. Betty, Walt down town after supper.



Thursday, June 5, 1969

A pretty good day. We washed, done up the housework. In p.m. we went to Norway. Got some shirts and shorts for kids. Came home, got supper. Betty made a nice crabmeat salad. Helen Smart and Linda and Lisa called. I did grocery shopping.



Friday, June 6, 1969 $5.00

I worked at Dorothy’s this forenoon. Came home, went to town shopping. Groceries. Came home, had supper. Bill and Betty made a birdhouse after supper. Betty and Walt down town in evening.



Saturday, June 7, 1969

A nice day. Bill mowed lawns. Betty and I to town. I baked beans etc. Lloyd called and hauled the rubbish off. Bill down to Lawrence’s.

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