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, June 4, 2019

June 15 - 18, 1971


Tuesday, June 15, 1971 To Canada, Joy had a 8 lbs. 10 oz. girl

Cloudy in a.m. but it came off hot and sunny. Up quite early. Got ready and left home about 8 AM. Got Fern and Lloyd. We went to northern Maine, and drove over up into Canada. We went as far as St. George. Saw the beautiful churches (Catholic). It was a very nice day and we enjoyed it very much. Ate dinner alongside Wyman Lake where there were booms of pulp going down to the dam, some were being towed down with tugboats. Today a very tragic accident. Mr. and Mrs. Piearrie got killed in a bad accident, burnt to death. A shock to the town, very nice and useful citizens. Mrs. drove the school bus, Carmen and Billie’s. Joy had a 8 pound 10 ounce girl. Cynthia Louise.



Wednesday, June 16, 1971 Vince to Hospital

Another very nice hot day. I done up regular work. Down to Betty’s. Billie, kids and I went to town, done a lot of errands. Vince to hospital today. He is a sick boy, nervous condition. They called Tom.



Thursday, June 17, 1971 Hot

Very hot again today. Bill worked at Betty’s and I was down there. I helped her some. I made some long-overdue telephone calls today. To town with Betty and kids. Also we went to Norway. Betty had some errands to do. Tom came.




Friday, June 18, 1971

Another nice hot day. I done up my work I worked at Betty’s all day. Bill also worked there, he finished painting the barn roofs. Billie helped him too. Betty painted rest of the ceiling in utility room. They painted the board fence out back. Vince did not come home from hospital today.





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