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minigrant

53, Male - Eons member since April 20, 2007

Located in Indianapolis, IN

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Relationship

Married. Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

Hometown

New Englander at heart; Hoosier by adoption

Places I've been

Born, SW Michigan. 8 years Union Springs, NY; 5 years New Braintree, MA; 4 years South Lancaster, MA; 2 years Berrien Springs, MI; 4 years Cicero, IN; 20+ years Indianapolis, IN.

Education

Union Springs (Academy) Church School - 1964 to 1970
Pioneer Valley (Academy) Elementary School - 1971 to 1971
Pioneer Valley Academy (New Braintree MA) - 1972 to 1975
Atlantic Union College (South Lancaster MA), English/Religion - 1976 to 1979
Andrews University (Berrien Springs, MI), English (Graduated, 1986) - 1980 to 1981
Indiana University (IUPUI), Library Science - 1990 to 1993

More about me

I was born and raised Seventh-day Adventist (SDA). I lived 5 years in southwestern Michigan. We moved to Union Springs, NY, where my Dad worked for the Seventh-day Adventist secondary school, Union Spring Academy. I went 7 years to the affiliated church school. We moved to New Braintree, MA; my Dad was on the faculty of Pioneer Valley Academy. I went 1 year to the affiliated church school and 4 years at the Academy. I graduated in 1975.

I went the SDA college in South Lancaster, MA, Atlantic Union College. I graduated in 1979, with majors in English and Religion, and a minor in Biblical Languages. The idea was to teach English and Religion in SDA secondary school. Unfortunately, I did not learn (though I should have) that I had no aptitude for dealing with young people or Education classes. I went to Andrews University (another SDA school) in Berrien Springs, MI. I started a Masters of Arts and Teaching (MAT) degree, but changed it to a regular MA in English. I finished class work in 2 years, but did not get the papers written and graduate until 1986. By 1982, I ceased to consider myself a Seventh-day Adventist. In 1985, I got married to Margaret Luking.

I worked nearly 6 years at a furniture factory affiliated with the SDA secondary school, Indiana Academy in Cicero, IN. In May, 1987, I got a job at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. I got my Masters of Library Science and became a genealogy librarian in 1995. I developed specialties in genealogy, Indiana history, and Indiana newspapers. I worked for the Indiana State Library until March, 2007. I am now between jobs. I am now trying to make a go of it as an independent researcher specializing in Indiana history and Central Indiana genealogy.

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