Janice Piper Galloway, of Pleasant Hill, California, and having celebrated 92 birthdays, gathered her family around her from coast to coast --- literally --- this week for a reunion in Chariton, Iowa --- the town where she grew up.
Barrington, Rhode Island, represented the east coast; Cincinnati and Chicago, the middle.
Mrs. Galloway's parents were the late Bob and Ruth Piper, owners and operators of Chariton's iconic Piper's Grocery and Homemade Candies, now owned and operated by Jill Kerns.
So the agenda included a tour of the store and and of the candy-making operation.
Late Tuesday morning, the family arrived at the Lucas County Historical Society Museum to see, among other things, the vintage peanut roaster (above) and other artifacts from Piper's earlier days that have been rehomed in our pioneer store display. We still use the roaster a couple of times a year and serve the fresh-roasted result to guests at some of our events.
Later on Tuesday, the family headed for Waterloo where they intended to explore memories of the Galloway family before heading back to their respective homes.
The family party was made up of (from left) Alex McPherson, James McPherson, Donna Galloway, Janice Piper Galloway, Jim Galloway, Susan Galloway McPherson, Jack Galloway, Cory Galloway, Alex Galloway and Jeff Galloway.
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The mother of my cousin, Bob Bowlsby, was a Galloway. She drove me by her grandparents house in Waterloo and how her grandparents had a floor in their house for dancing. They also kept a pony for her to ride. Bob was the athletic director of Iowa for a time and is recently retired Big 12 Commissioner.
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