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!

Monday, April 27, 2020

September 25 - 28, 1974


Wednesday, September 25, 1974

Bill worked at Betty’s today. He did her garden and other jobs. I was down there and stayed while she went to her meeting. I got Zak ready for school. Carmen home from school and is sick with a fever and headache and chills.



Thursday, September 26, 1974

It is partly cloudy most every day. This fall has been like this past spring. I went down to Betty’s this morning while she went down to Fern’s to help Esther put the storm windows on. She sold a bureau to Holly. In p.m. she took me shopping. Carmen to the doctor. She has pneumonia. She has been quite sick with a fever and headache. Dorothea called tonight, Jeff is better. Esther here in evening. Bill took Walt’s truck up to the garage in Conway for a overhaul. Walt came home sick this afternoon.



Friday, September 27, 1974

A very nice day. I done up regular work. Down to Betty’s. She took me to town in p.m. Carmen don’t feel very good at all. Walt better and back to work.



Saturday, September 28, 1974

Cloudy again today. I did regular work, cooked a dite. Kimmy up here all day and for supper. Walt on a soil testing job today.

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