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!

Saturday, February 22, 2020

February 8 - 11, 1974 Brain Wave Test for Carmen


Friday, February 8, 1974 Cliff and Esther new car

I done up my work. Went down to Betty’s. We cleaned her house. She took me to town in p.m. Today Esther and Cliff got a brand-new car. Bought it up to New Hampshire where Walt got his truck. Dark green body and light top. Very pretty.



Saturday, February 9, 1974 Hay

A nice day. I done up my regular work. Made a pie. Baked beans. David came up, he and Walt hauled hay from Kay Davis’s stepmother. Fern and Lloyd called this morning. Kim up here for the day and stayed till after supper.



Sunday, February 10, 1974

A very nice day. I done up my regular work. Changed beds. I did my washing. It was such a nice day. Billie here all day and Bill. Carmen came up for the day and stayed for supper. Kids didn’t go to church or Sunday school. Zak don’t feel good. Carmen and Kim both have colds. Fern and Lloyd out for a ride.



Monday, February 11, 1974 Carmen to MM Center

A pretty nice day. I done my work up early and got ready and went down to Betty’s to stay with Zak while she took Carmen to Maine Medical Center in Portland. She had a brainwave test. I was at Betty’s all day. She went to the doctors for her check up. I washed before I went down there and I washed down there too. Betty and I called at Ferns in evening. Zak don’t feel too good.


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