Source Material

Fifteen or so years ago, Gerard and I went to Philadelphia to research Reverend Albert McGaw's papers at the library of the Presbyterian Church, USA. We photocopied many pages which went unread for a very long time. The papers were all handwritten and did not make for easy reading.

In October, 2004 a group from my church went to India on a trip that was similar to the one we are planning for 1010. I shared a room with my sister Eleanor and daughter Erica. Every night before we went to sleep we read the journal and letters. It was as if Albert was telling us his life while we traveled in his footsteps. We weren't able to finish reading all the letters during that trip. So now its time to pick it up; but not from where we left off. From the beginning.