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!

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

November 1 - 4, 1976 New President - Carter Wins

 

Monday, November 1, 1976 A nice day

 

Today we began cleaning at Betty’s. Got done all of the upstairs. It looks very nice. A very nice day, but awful cold and windy.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 2, 1976 Election Day

 

Cleaned at Betty’s, she got up at 4 AM and went to the airport with Joy and Pat to take Debbie to the airport to go back to Bermuda. I went down and Bill to vote early this morning. Pat went with us. We got cleaned to the dining room at Betty’s. I washed when I got home tonight.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 3, 1976 PRESIDENT CARTER, finished housecleaning, $92.80 $213

 

It was on the cloudy side. At 4:15 AM it was announced James Carter had been elected president. Hope he does well, and makes changes. I wish him well. Today finished housecleaning at Betty’s. It looks VERY NICE NOW. Down to Fern’s in evening. I sat up and listened to the returns until 2 AM. Bill sat up all night. Betty was up until 5 AM. Kimmy enjoyed it very much.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 4, 1976 Cloudy and Rain

 

It has been a cloudy rainy day. I done up my regular work. Worked at the desk making out bills etc. Went to the post office. I ironed, cooked chicken for supper. Betty to dentist, Dorothea up to Joy’s today. Betty up to Joy’s all p.m. then in evening Dorothea, Joy, Fern, Pat and I all down to Betty’s, we looked at snaps and albums.

 

Dawn, Joy, Pat and Daddy - A good bye dinner for Joy


Pat, Fern and Nanny looking at albums


Fern looks bored! Dorothea, Nanny and Joy

 

 

 

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