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, September 10, 2019

June 7 - 10, 1972


Wednesday, June 7, 1972 Bill worked at Gordon’s

Cloudy in a.m. I done regular work. Down to Betty’s a little while. I got ready and went to Maine Medical Center with Esther to see Cliff. He was feeling real good and looked real well. Esther and Billie here for supper. Dorothea went with us. Betty called in evening. Then Billie and I called at Esther’s. Lloyd to hospital for a checkup, his leg is very bad. May have to be operated on.



Thursday, June 8, 1972 Bill worked at Gordon’s

A partly cloudy day. Some sun. I done up work, down to Betty’s. She mowed her lawns. This is been a cold fallish looking day.



Friday, June 9, 1972 Bill worked for Gordon, $100

A very nice day. Not too warm. Betty, kids and I went to North Conway to shop. Betty got a lot of things she wanted. I did my grocery shopping up there.



Saturday, June 10, 1972 RAIN

A miserable rainy day, awful heavy. Billie went with Lawrence. Bill didn’t do much today. I done regular work. It cleared about 4 o’clock. A nice sunny late p.m. Walt worked on his railing. It came off cold.



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