Robb, Barbara, Jan, Denny, & Judy

The Road Home

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October 17th 2008
Last blog: On The Way Home (outside Des Moines, IA). I wasn’t sure whether I’d add anything more to this blog, but today we met Peggy Bender at a Starbuck’s inside a Target in Kearny, Nebraska, and this deserves a few words. How to explain that within minutes we were sharing our life history (well, some of it) with this total stranger, and vice versa. Many interesting convergences: Peggy a ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more