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!

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

September 29 - October 2, 1972


Friday, September 29, 1972 Bill worked at cottage

Clear in a.m. I went down to Betty’s while she mowed her lawns. It clouded up. Bill went to work but it clouded up. In p.m. it began to rain. After Betty got lawns done she took me to town shopping. Walt got the wedding gift today. Betty up in evening and we wrapped them. Esther called tonight. Billie not feeling good tonight.




Saturday, September 30, 1972 Vickie and Barry

Today it was a nasty rainy miserable day. But Vickie and Barry were married at 11 AM at the M.E. Church at Fryeburg Harbor. Dorothea came up. She, Bill and I went. It was a very nice wedding and following a reception was held at the VFW Hall in Lovell. The reception was very nice, the hall was very pretty. A lot of people attended and all very nice. Billie hasn’t felt at all good.


Visiting with Mary Ann Weston



Sunday, October 1, 1972

A beautiful day. It is the first day of Fryeburg Fair. The HORTON’S all went and had a very good time. Fern and Lloyd came up this forenoon. Bill watched the ballgame. We went to town after it was over. Billie still sick, been in bed most all day. Terrible stomach cramps. Fern and Lloyd called again and Betty and Zak called.



Monday, October 2, 1972 Bill worked at the cottage

A beautiful day. Billie still quite sick. Bill worked at the cottage. I went to Portland and to Dorothea’s with Betty. Dorothea has a little boy she is caring for. This is been a very nice day. I washed after I got home and canned my tomatoes. Billie still very sick, he has been a bed and also been outside and done some fall chores. Lloyd up to see Billie.




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