Week 43

2 June

Stephen squats by some of the Civil War books he purchased at Givens Books in Salem, Virginia—he went through 35 boxes of books to see which books the BYU library didn’t own. He purchased 8 boxes of books to bring back. By the way, our country is now commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.

3 June

Here are two people I came to know at SVU—Pat, the secretary to the president, and Vivien, one of the volunteers at the desk.

4 June

We lived in 303 Carriage Town House, the second unit from the left (see Stephen’s bicycle) for the time we were at SVU.

5 June

Gayle was kind enough to invite several of us to her home for dinner on our last evening in Buena Vista. The knight on the porch is an indication that she is a significant supporter of the university.

6 June

At the Stones River battlefield museum in Tennessee outside of Murfreesboro, we learned more about this significant Civil War battle (31 December 1862–2 January 1863) that determined military control of central Tennessee in favor of the Union. One-third of each army was killed, captured, or wounded—particularly high casualties.

7 June

Our drive west brought us to 97°F weather in Sallisaw, Oklahoma (preparing us for our upcoming trip to India).

8 June

Carrying on with our family’s tradition, Stephen and I like to visit capitol buildings on our travels. Here is a striking view of the dome in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.