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, October 31, 2020

August 5 - 7, 1976 Songo River Queen

Thursday, August 5, 1976 mostly sunny, KIMMEY TEETH

 

This is been a quite nice day. I done my regular work. Kimmy got her own breakfast. I did a little washing. Keith hauled the lumber for the toolshed. Betty took Kim to the dentist, she had three or four teeth pulled. Then they went to Dawn’s for rest of the day and to get Zak. Carmen went over to Kit Fosters to babysit in p.m. Tonight she is babysitting. Lee Pinkham called this evening. Kim up here again tonight. I worked on my papers and scraps today.

 

 

 

Friday, August 6, 1976 Songo River Queen

 

A fair day, it got cloudy in late p.m. Bill took me to town this afternoon. Kim up here all day. She likes to be all alone. Bill worked on the building they are making for the tractor. I picked some string beans. Betty and kids, Dawn and kids, Joy and kids all went on the Songo Riverboat today. Zak up here tonight. He is so pleased.






Amy and Linda Nevers




Dawn, Joy, Cindy and Zak


Carmen, Kim, Linda, Amy and Zak going for a ride




 

 

 

 

Saturday, August 7, 1976 RAIN

 

What a miserable old day. I done my regular work. Zak watched TV all morning. I did a dite of cooking. Betty, Joy and Dawn and all the kids except Zak went to the field day at Animal Refuge League in South Windham. After supper I went down to Betty’s a little while. It is so discouraging this rain now for two weekends. Zak has been very good.

 

Amy Nevers

Linda Nevers






Animal Refuge League - S Windham



Rowdy and Siver were adopted by Amy




Dawn

 

 

 

 

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