Life Stories: About a Young Boy’s Life from 1926-1936

By Glenn H. Varney PhD

The book is about my early life and it was a “hoot” going back to the first ten years of life, I hope others enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I could not believe I remembered all those people and their names.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Nov 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781663255433

Glenn H. Varney PhD

Dr. Varney is best known for his pioneering work in designing and implementing one of the first master’s degree programs in organization development in the U.S. He was a member of the group of academics who founded the OD&C Division of the Academy of management in 1971. He has published books and numerous articles on the subject of change. Dr. Varney’s academic career followed an 18-year career in industry. Most recently he and coauthors James McFillen and Scott Janoch authored a book on change leadership entitled “Grasp the Situation: Lessons Learned in Change Leadership”. This ground breaking book is based on an article published in the Journal of Change Management entitled “Organizational Diagnostics: An Evidence Based Approach” by McFillen, O’Neil, Varney and Balzer.

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ISBN: 978-1-6632-5545-7 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2023915490

iUniverse rev. date: 10/23/2023

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WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK

Because, I at 96, keep thinking about my childhood and thought what a loss for my family once I am gone, a little voice in me said it doesn’t have to be that way, write them down and put them in a book

So here it is ---- what a difference today from 1926-1936

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Me age 3-4

Jefferson, Ohio

The town I grew up in

Jefferson is a village in and the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 census. [4] It is part of the Ashtabula micropolitan area, 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Cleveland.

Modern-day Jefferson sports the world’s only perambulator museum and a historical complex including several restored 19th-century buildings. Joshua Giddings’ law office has also been restored as a museum. Annual village events include the Ashtabula County Fair, the Strawberry Festival, Jefferson Days, and the Covered Bridge Festival.

History

Joshua Reed Giddings Law Office

Jefferson was officially founded by Gideon Granger, U.S. Postmaster General during Thomas Jefferson’s administration, in 1803. He envisioned the new settlement as a Philadelphia of the West, and early plans for the village were based upon the layout of that city. A cabin was erected by Granger’s agent in 1804, but