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!

Monday, June 10, 2019

July 9 - 12, 1971


Friday, July 9, 1971 Hot Hot

Another hot humid day. I done up my work. Zak up for a while. I went down to Betty’s, we made root beer. Holly called at Betty’s.



Saturday, July 10, 1971 $50.00

Another nice hot day. I done up regular work, went to town. Made rolls. For supper we went down to Betty’s. She had beans outside. Fern and Lloyd there also. Bill painted on the house some. Stan brought Bill’s check up.




Sunday, July 11, 1971

A nice day, cool. Didn’t get up too early. Done up regular work. Billie D and Billie C went fishing, got a little catch. The Deming family over, we had a dinner cookout outside on the rotisserie. Very nice. Betty, Walt and Zak up. Zak is a little better.



Monday, July 12, 1971

A nice day, on the mild side. I did my washing. Done regular housework, went to town with Betty. We got some veggies at Niemi’s. Also got greens at Betty’s. Susan at Betty’s for a little while today. In evening I called at Betty’s. Walt began play house tonight. On the cool side. Kids up for a little while. I went to the bank today.


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