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My Trip to India Oct 10-Nov 7 2013

Those who know me well know how long it has been that I've dreamed of returning to India.  I grew up there arriving in 1959 and leaving in 1976 (with about 5 years int the States).  Most of the time I spent going toWoodstock  School in the foot hill of the Hymalyas in a town called Mussoorie.  

While I was somewhat curious to head "home" to see my old stomping grounds, my main purpose was to begin a journey of understanding my ancestral connections to India and to discover what India has become.  

Yes, I found there are a lot of changes in India, but in truth the most remarkable thing was how "familiar" it was to me.

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22 October 2013

10/22/2013

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a school is having their sports day
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crack in the school bell
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Today I began to research my two great Aunts: Dore (or Dora) and Libelle (called Elizabeth in English). while records are sparce for that period I learned quite a bit in a short time. Woodstock and Midlands were separate until 1912. Woodstock began a teacher training  Fine Arts program affiliated with University of Allahabad from 1907 - 1921. in 1911 they added a BA program. The young women lived and studied in the same room. I still need to confirm when school began in 1910. I believe it would gave been in January. in which case it would be interesting if the two late arrivals are my great Aunts. From the journal: "Because Libele was not well at all, the thought came to us to make possible a stay in the mountains for her and for Dore. The “how” became clear by and by. but we can thank our dear father and his faithful care and energy, who achieved by his correspondence with Mrs. Andrews and his clear vision and understanding that both Libele and Dore would be received at Woodstock. And how he worked with Dore during the cold season to get her ready for acceptance into Teachers Training class."
 Link to article I wrote about Training College
http://woodstockschool.in/blog/guest-author-woodstock-teacher-training-two-programs-100-years-apart/?utm_source=Woodstock+School&utm_campaign=79854c9ee3-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6ceb236e0b-79854c9ee3-50854517
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first a sophisticated lady: then running down the ramp jumping to hit the beams
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