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, November 19, 2018

May 11 - 14, 1969 Looking for a place to live


Saturday, May 11, 1969 Set out maple tree and lilac

Another miserable day. It has been showery, cold, cloudy and windy. Not but a dite of sunshine. We had a chicken dinner. Bill, Billie and Walt set out a Maple tree we had over in the pig pen. Also Betty and Walt got a Lilac bush set out at the end of the house. Betty, Walt and kids called at Joy’s. Today for Mother’s Day I got $10 from Billie, a nice card from Dorothea and phone call, a very nice box of chocolates from Betty and a card also. A card from Esther. Also got some trees set out.



Monday, May 12, 1969



On the clear cool windy side. We went to Windham and around looking up a piece of land over in South Hiram. In p.m. we went over and around Gray, Falmouth etc.



Tuesday, May 13, 1969

Clear and cool. Up and out looking for places to live. Betty and Walt got the check from the Concord Savings Bank for their home. Down in Standish area today, found some nice pretty house spots. Carmen over to Katie’s place today, a classmate of hers.



Wednesday, May 14, 1969

Cool and windy. We stayed home and washed, cleaned up the house. Ironed. After supper Betty and Walt went to see a place down on 302 in Naples.


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