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, May 28, 2019

May 19 - 22, 1971 Joanne Died


Wednesday, May 19, 1971

A nice sunny day, on the cool windy side. I done up work. Down to Betty’s. She mowed lawns for first time. I picked greens. Had a big mess for supper. Susan up to Betty’s for a little while. Bill worked for Gordon. Ilan called in evening. Esther called a minute. Dorothea was on radio trading or selling program, but radio so noisy couldn’t hear her.



Thursday, May 20, 1971

Foggy in a.m. Cleared about 10:30 or 11. I helped Betty today. Bill worked at Gordon’s.



Friday, May 21, 1971

A cloudy raw day. I helped Betty all day. Bill worked at Gordon’s. It began to rain tonight.



Saturday, May 22, 1971 JoAnne

A miserable day, rained all day. I done regular work, cooked today. Esther and Cliff over for supper. Carlton’s girls and Brud’s kids called. Bill took me to town. Dot called about 1:30 today. Joanne died about noon after a long long illness.


Not sure of dates these clippings are really from.



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