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!

Thursday, July 9, 2020

June 19 - 22, 1975 School Vacation


Thursday, June 19, 1975 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Today was the last day of school. Carmen, Kim and Zak all passed. Carmen to seventh grade, Kim to fourth and Zak to first. They got very good ranks all year. I was down to Betty’s in a.m. Bill worked on the fence. Wally and George worked on the barn roofs. In a.m. Betty took Fern and Lloyd to town to shop. In p.m. Randy Harmon called at Betty’s and Holly and all her kids were there. Betty took Carmen and Kim over to Joy’s to swim. The girls came back to stay all night and to go Saturday to Storyland with the Horton kids.



Friday, June 20, 1975 SCHOOLS OVER

Well, when we got up this morning no school. The kids had a good time riding bikes etc. Zak was up here. Betty, Zak and I went to town. Also Esther and Billie went with us. Esther was quite nervous acting.

Kathy, Kim and Laurie and Cindy, Zak and Carmen




Saturday, June 21, 1975 kids to Storyland was Sunday School

It was quite windy today but sunny. Bill painted the end of the house. And mowed lawns. Betty mowed her lawns. Today the kids, Carmen, Kim and Zak went to Storyland in New Hampshire with the Sunday School. Laurie and Kathy went with them. Tonight Fern, Lloyd and I went for a ride with Betty and Walt up to a place in Greenwood where Walt tested soil.



Sunday, June 22, 1975 Hot and Sunny

I done up the work, changed all the beds and did a big wash. Joy and family at Betty’s for a cookout and a celebration for Cindy’s birthday and Buddy’s leaving. Nola graduated from nursing college today. Esther and Cliff went.


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