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, March 20, 2019

August 24 - 26, 1970 "Inner Heart Examination" Day


Monday, August 24, 1970

A nice day. Betty, kids and I over to Norway to get shoes for all three. I made a few purchases, sheets, pillow cases and a couple things. Came home, got supper etc. Billie had trouble with his eye. It is all swollen up. Hortons up in evening. Bill and Kennard over to Aunt Ava’s to check her lots etc. Betty and I up to Ferns today.

Taken the day I went to MMC for my "Inside Heart Examination"



Tuesday, August 25, 1970

Up early this morning, got ready, went down to Betty’s. She got ready and she and Carmen took Kimberly Allie into Maine Medical Center for her inside heart examination. Carmen out to the office with Walt. I took care of Zak. Had supper up here. Betty and Carmen didn’t get home very early. Walt was so frustrated and worried. She was held up at the hospital. Billie didn’t work because of his eye. Bill and Kennard measured Aunt Ava’s land tonight.



Wednesday, August 26, 1970

Today Kimberly Allie had a internal heart examination it MM Center. She was some upset and nervous but very good. Betty and Walt were with her most of the day. Betty was all day. She didn’t know when Betty and Walt left her tonight. I had Carmen and Zak.



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