Today was a travel day as we drove to Fort Dodge, IA, so Deb can do some family history research. Family History was on our minds today because this is the day that her father passed away in 1997 and we really miss him. Along our route we travelled through a german community called The Amana Colonies (very interesting history). When we left Amana, we travelled through Ames, IA, home of Iowa State University. This is where Debra's mother went to school. One of our favorite stories is how she received a ring in the mail from her boy friend Donald, asking her to marry him. She opened the box on the steps of Barlow Hall in about 1944, which we photographed today... Tonight we arrived in Fort Dodge... when we drove to her mother's childhood home, we found that the block across the street had been leveled and a large Fareway store had been built... no more Dairy Freeze ice cream store. Tomorrow, we will spend the day at the library doing research.
This is in front of the Ox Yoke Restaurant where I had some home style fried chicken (just like my german grandmother made), and some fantastic hot sauerkraut!
Deb is talking to her mom on the cell phone while standing in front of "the" spot.
This tree is across from the steps of Barlow Hall... We wonder if it was there when the ring was opened?
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