July 1968 Jane and Bob served in Peace Corps India #62 until November 1971

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July 1968 Jane and Bob served in Peace Corps India #62 until November 1971



July 1968 Jane and Bob served in Peace Corps India #62 until November 1971

July 1968 Jane and Bob served in Peace Corps India #62 until November 1971

Robert L. Grover-Jane B. Grover

10 Cottage Road

Sumner, ME 04292

Two Eighties

Robert L. Grover

Jane (Bickford) Grover

Bridgewater, MA, High School Class of 1933

We married 1937

Bob WW2 MCB #148 '45-46 Okinawa

Moved to Bethel, ME July 1946

1950 Bob called back to active duty USNR (Korean War) '50-52 North Africa, MCB#4

Jane employed by Olin Industries in New Haven, CT while Bob was on active duty

Returned to the farm in Bethel in 1952

Bob and Jane started a dairy farm

Jane worked for Brooks Bros. Hardware in Bethel for about seven years

She left the bookkeeping to spend full time with Bob tending the dairy business

1965 Bob and Jane went out of the dairying and joined IVS (International Voluntary Service)

Served in Laos from September 1966 to June 1968

July 1968 Jane and Bob served in Peace Corps India #62 until November 1971

Back to the farm in Bethel until July 1972, then Bob accepted the position of Manager for Keys Ranching Cooperative Society, LTD. in Nakasongola, Uganda -- East AFrica

Then to Kakamega, in Western Province, Kenya

For some time now we have more or less stayed put here in Sumner, Maine

October, 1994 Bob and Jane purchased their first computer and key-boarded a book on their tour of duty in Laos.

After having 25 copies printed out we proceded to hand bind the 25 copies and now are binding the fourth printing of 25 copies. To read about our Adventure in Laos CLICK HERE.

We have been very busy teaching Bird Carving and taking advanced training in computer literacy.

Soon we will start writing about our 3 year experience with Peace Corps 'India 62'

Are you interested?

Drop us a line at -- Robert and Jane Grover

10 Cottage Rd, Sumner, ME 04292

E-mail: paomao@megalink.net

Phone -- 1 207 388 2943

You can find our book at

Books N Things

163 Main St. Bethel Maine

1-800-851-3219

You can E-mail us at: paomao@megalink.net

Check out Phil Townley's Homepage

You are number to arrive

Copyright ©1997 Robert L. and Jane B. Grover

All Rights Reserved.



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