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, February 4, 2021

August 5 -8, 1977 Six Gun City

Friday, August 5, 1977 Six Gun City

 

I done up my work early, got ready and went to Jefferson Six Gun City in New Hampshire. Then we came back to Glenn New Hampshire to the Storyland. All that went were Joy, her three girls, Dawn, her two nieces, Betty and her two girls and son. I went too. It was very interesting. All had a good time. It was nice going up through the mountains again.

 



Zak in jail






Dawn didn't do so well on the slide

The trip home!

Convoy!

 

 

 

 

Saturday, August 6, 1977

 

A quite nice day after cloudy in early morning. I done my regular work. Washed floors, made rolls etc. Got ready, went to the funeral with Esther, Howard R. Allen, a third cousin. Billie went with Lawrence. The New Hope Animal Farm had a car wash down town. Bill took his car down. It was a big funeral.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 7, 1977

 

HOT AND HUMID. I done my regular work, did a dite of washing. Billie and Bill got the tie up ready for the cement job. Dorothea, David, Betty and family called, Joy and girls here also, Susan and children. They had a nice cake, ice cream and many nice gifts also money. I am very pleased with all. Carmen and Lorrie to the drive-in movie. Bred rhone heifer.

 


Nanny with Zak and Cathy on her birthday


 

 

 

 

Monday, August 8, 1977 I am 67 today

 

I’m sure an old lady now. Things are different and changed very much. 67 years ago there was two baby girls at the farm. Dorothea Gammon, she died on September 20 at six weeks age. I did a big wash today. Billie gone to the auction with Lawrence. Kimmy down to Dawn’s for a few days.

 

 

 

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