Over 40 years,,,,

1967 Living in little house at WSF; stillborn twin girls on 12/24 in Virginia

1968 Premature twins at 6 mo – boy, girl in Blue Earth

1969 Foster care program – Mike age 2 was the first of 9 foster kids

1970 Anastasia Joy born 1-30-70; moved to Elsie’s house

1971 Start graduate school in Mankato; miscarriage at 3 months at home

1972 First international teachers from France

1973 Graduated from MSU w/ Masters degree; Zachary Milton born 9 17 73

1974 Move to 427 E. 7th St in Blue Earth

1975 Bicentennial book project and antique tent at Co. Fair

1976 Kent Charles born 1-19-76; Anderson house sold in Virginia.

1977 Grandma Anderson settles in BE and tennis playing nephews too.

1978 Move to 326 W. 6th –18 rooms need fixing exc. attic

1979 Trip to NYC w/Grandma Anderson

1980 Trip to Disneyworld – condo rental for family

1981 Flight to France in Feb; Death of Florence Anderson 5-19-81

1982 Trip to National Parks w/French friends

1983 Friendship Force Mission to Poland for Linda

1984 Valley Forge Freedom Foundations scholarship + family trip

1985 Chosen for Tour of Homes; Jan in hospital

1986 Faribault Co. Adult Basic Ed consortium started; Disneyworld trip

1987 Miss Blue Earth pageant; Anastasia in Miss Minnesota pageant

1988 BEHS graduation of Anastasia and Roger

1989 Japanese exchange teacher; Zac and Linda to London


1990 International Literacy Year -- Anastasia and Linda to San Juan PR

1991 Linda & Zac drive Chinese teachers to Washington DC and NYC

1992 BEAHS and College of St Benedict graduations: Zac and Anastasia

1993 Steve & Anastasia McKenna married12/31/93 in Blue Earth

1994 BEAHS graduation of Kent

1995 Kent & Zac in College; Linda goes to China

1996 Zac graduates from Vanderbilt and joins Americorps in AZ & DC

1997 Sells and Tucson: Jan & Linda help out; also w/Hasan Prep School in 98

1998 Linda goes to Japan; Kent graduates from St Johns and moves to Austin TX

1999 Chuck & Linda to Singapore; Summer Anastasia Mckenna born 7-5-99

2000 Trip to Ireland w/ McKennas 3 and 4 Willettes

2001 Hong Kong w/Zac; Tully (Cormac Patrick) McKenna born 10-14

2002 Thailand w/Kent to visit Gregg & Karyn Anderson

2003 60th birthday for Linda (CD of photos, surprise

2004 Conley Brenden McKenna born 8-27-04

2005 Kent &Trisha married 6-18-05; Chuck Anderson dies 11-11-05

2006 Caretaker job at Stone Arch Lofts continues, 40th Anniversary Open House