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!

Friday, April 19, 2019

December 18 - 21, 1970


Friday, December 18, 1970 shoes size 7 ½ c

Betty and Susan to Norway. I babysat for Betty. They did a bit of Christmas shopping. Betty, kids and I to town in p.m. Billie and I to Westbrook after supper, did some more shopping. Dorothea went to Westbrook with us. I got my shoes.



Saturday, December 19, 1970

Bill worked in forenoon. Billie worked for Lawrence butchering. I went down to Betty’s a little while while she went down town. Tom Rager, Susan’s husband, came today. I went down to Betty’s after supper to babysit while Betty and Walt went to Dorothea and David’s.



Sunday, December 20, 1970

A beautiful day. Billie washed his car. I done regular work. Got dinner, went down to Fern and Lloyd’s. They had a get together. C Deming, E Deming, H Downey, B Downey, B Crook, A Crook. Dorothea and Jeff up, didn’t see much of them. Sue and Tom and Billie D called, they got Susan’s Christmas tree.



Monday, December 21, 1970

Very nice day. I went down to Betty’s while she took Kim to school. Carmen still home from school. Betty and kids here for a little while. I made a batch of fudge. After supper Billie and I called at Ferns and the Deming’s. I washed and dried the sheets and bedspreads outside.

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