Author: Vonda Adorno

Twenty-Four Year Old Vonda Gets Second Wedding Propospal

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Filename: 1959-03-25 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 March 25
Letter Topics: Four month anniversary; Proposal conflicts with being single and going to Africa

Bicycle Ride Ending in a Juiy Sewage Ditch. Yikes!

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Filename: 1959-03-16 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 March 16
Letter Topics: New Bicycle; First Ride; Security Violation; Wall on the mountains

Everyone’s Roofs are Caving In! Oh My!

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Filename: 1959-03-02 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 March 02
Letter Topics: Roof Leaks, Dentist Visit, Mud causing road and runway issues

Hiking in a Skirt with No Boots

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Filename: 1959-02-17 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 February 17
Letter Topics: Answering Questions; Sleeping without Heat – Fear of Asphyxiation

Absolutely No Nostalgia for Small Town Life

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Filename: 1959-02-14 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 February 14
Letter Topics: Scarred about growing up in Salem; Kabul Earthquakes;

Hints of Romance — References to ‘A Fellow’

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Filename: 1959-02-03 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf Author: Vonda Adorno Post Date: 1959 February 03 Letter Topics: Hiking and Bazaaring with “a Fellow” (likely Bill Adorno); Washing Nuts in Tide?

What’s with Wearing Flamable Wool Clothing?

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Filename: 1959-01-26 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 January 26
Letter Topics: Parties, Food, Skiing, Winter, Hose, Stopped Cars

Is a Mud Roof Collapse a Minor Emergency?

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Filename: 1959-01-19 Afghan Grapevine Newsletter.pdf
Author:
Post Date: 1959 January 19
Letter Topics: ICA Bimonthly Newsletter – The Grapevine

Adventure Every Minute

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Filename: 1959-01-18 From Mom to Friend.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 January 18
Letter Topics: First letter to friend so intro to Afghanistan (letter undelivered)

Practical Joke – Lock Someone in their Room

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Filename: 1959-01-13 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 January 13
Letter Topics: Explaination: Padlock on outside door; A Reading of Personal History at Wedding