The Journey Volume 2

About the Book

This is the second volume of The Journey and continues the personal and family story of the authors beginning in 1949 when they migrated from Iowa to Maryland before their children were born. It tracks their life from Kansas to Ohio as new experiences beckon and the family grows. The loosely chronological anecdotal history reviews their shared life journey through times of change and shifts in society and concludes in 1966 while all four children still lived at home.

About the Author

Co-authors Walter B. Varland and Elaine Elliott Varland are retired and live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Walter served in the U. S. Navy, graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, and for 35 years was associated with Varland Metal Service, Inc., in Cincinnati. Elaine graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and had a 23-year career in public health for the City of Cincinnati. Their family circle includes two daughters and two sons, their spouses, grandchildren and great grandchildren plus a large extended family. Their first book, The Journey, Volume 1 was published in 2009.