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!

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

February 9 - 12, 1970 Susan and Vince Come For a Visit


Monday, February 9, 1970 mild

A fair day, sunny and mild. I done up my work. Washed. Betty took me to town, bank and town office. Came home, we got Susan and Vince’s bedroom ready. Walt came home at noon sick. I watched TV programs in p.m. A fire in evening on Lower Main Street. Bill called to sand where they fought the fire.



Tuesday, February 10, 1970 mild

I done up regular work, washed. Went down to Betty’s a little while. I sent Billie’s car insurance today. Robert went to the hospital. N.C.M. in Bridgton. He was very sick. Joy came today.



Wednesday, February 11, 1970

I cleaned my bedrooms, floors, windows, washed some curtains. Down to Betty’s a little while. I washed floors in living room and kitchen.



Thursday, February 12, 1970 Susan and Vince came

It cleared today. Sunny and not too cold. I went down to Betty’s while she went to town. I washed windows, living room rug, kitchen floor. Back down to Betty’s to babysit while they went to Logan Airport to meet Susan and Vince. So glad to see Susan and her baby or son.


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