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, March 17, 2019

August 12 - 15, 1970 Horton/Tomei Family Arrives With Pa



Wednesday, August 12, 1970

It was partly cloudy today. Betty mowed and trimmed all her lawns. We called at Aunt Ava’s to see about the land Es wants. 



Thursday, August 13, 1970

Today I helped Betty. She is getting ready for Walt’s brother and wife, Walt’s sister, husband and children and his father. We did a lot of things. She cleaned her stove and refrigerator. Verna called down there. It has been very hot all day. Susan and Vince came up. Susan wanted to talk to her mother.



Friday, August 14, 1970 HOTTER

Another one of those awful hot days. I helped Betty, we got rest of the house done and her barn all cleaned up. Came home, got supper. I went to town with Betty, Susan went with us. Tom leaves tonight from Ohio to bring Susan and Vince’s things.



Saturday, August 15 1970 HOT, HOTTER, HOTTEST

A very HOT day. I made bread, rolls, done up my work. Betty and Walt’s folks came about three. Tom and friend came to Susan’s about 7:30. Fern up here for supper and evening. Also Walt and Betty and folks. Was glad to meet them. Billie down with Lawrence to Biddeford all day.

Ray and Walter Horton


Ralph, Ray, Pa with Carm,Kim and Zak

Sandra, Ray, Pat, Ralph, Kim, Carmen, Betty, Pa and Zak

Ray and Pat Horton


Tomei Family - Beth, Ralph, Sandra, Lynn and Pa


Walter Jr, III, and IV with Betty





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