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, February 26, 2020

February 24 - 27, 1974


Sunday, February 24, 1974 very cold

A very nice day. Zak went home in middle of forenoon. Billie went with Lawrence looking for cattle. I did all my washing, the clothes dried good. Bill and I went for a short ride. I worked on the jigsaw puzzle. Kids had colds this weekend.



Monday, February 25, 1974

It has been a very nice day. I went down to Betty’s in a.m. came home and did some washing. Also worked on the puzzle. Watched TV programs.



Tuesday, February 26, 1974 JEAN’S WILL

Another beautiful day, on the cool side. I went down to Betty’s in a.m. She came up here, we looked at some papers, pictures etc. Today the will of Jean’s came out in the paper after she has been dead nine months 18 days. We are glad that is done and now will be glad when the whole thing is all settled. It made Bill feel better.



Wednesday, February 27, 1974

A nice sunny day. Kind of raw. We went down to Dawn’s and on down to Dorothea’s. Had lunch there. Came home. I got supper and had it early. Billie stomach bothering him now. Bill has trouble with his eyes. Walt went to school tonight. He is taking a course in real estate this winter. He goes to Cape Elizabeth to school.


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