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!

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

August 9 - 12, 1969


Saturday, August 9, 1969

A very nice day, quite hot. Walt, Betty and Billie picked beans. Bill mowed lawns. Billie worked for Lawrence. We did the string beans and froze them in p.m. We went to town and over to North Bridgton. The kids and Betty went swimming.



Sunday, August 10, 1969

Rained today. Betty and Milan started about 3:30 for home. We got up, didn’t do much except the work all day. Betty, Walt and kids went out riding. No callers. Billie went with Lawrence. Had a roast pork dinner.



Monday, August 11, 1969

A good day. Did a wash. Got ready, took Kim to Dr. Crane in Portland. He said her arm is coming along good. Called at Dorothea’s.



Tuesday, August 12, 1969

A beautiful day. Up early, got the work done, washed and got ready. Went to Norway, got Carmen’s shoes and rest of her school clothing. I got me some new things with my birthday money. Came home, got supper etc. Leg about the same.


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