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!

Thursday, January 31, 2019

February 17 - 20, 1970 Betty's 27th Birthday


Betty, Billie, Kim, Carmen and Nanny

Fern, Susan and Vince


Tuesday, February 17, 1970 Betty 27 years today

A nice day. I done up my work. Went down to Betty’s. She went to town for me. Susan went too. Then came home, Kim came with me. I got a roast pork supper. Betty, her three, Susan and her one came up here for supper. Dorothea and Jeff came up. Dorothea brought her gifts. Betty got nice cards etc. Walt to school tonight. Worked on my scrapbook in p.m.



Wednesday, February 18, 1970 HAIR Rinse

20° above when we got up this morning. I done up my work, put a rinse on my hair. Went to Westbrook to Dorothea’s. Called only a minute. Kids have tonsillitis. Went out to see Walt. Betty had Walter IV pictures taken. Susan and Vince went too.



Thursday, February 19, 1970 Hair Set

I done regular work. Washed today, down to Betty’s to stay while she went to town. Susan went with her. In evening Carmen and I went over to June’s. I got my hair set and Carmen got a haircut.



Friday, February 20, 1970

I done regular work. I washed. Down to Betty’s for a while. Vince and I came home. Susan came back later to stay for supper. Then Susan, Vince and I went to town to do some shopping. She had such a good time.

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