Introduction to the Stories
The McEldowney family were missionaries in India for more than
30 years between 1935 and 1971. The three children, Betty Ann,
Philip and Barbara, grew up in India and graduated from Woodstock
school, located high in the Himalayas. The parents, Ruth and James
were caught up in the turmoil at the time India ceased to be a
colony of Great Britain and became fully independent.
Included are stories that tell something of my childhood and
youth and also one of my father. They tell of our going out to
India, of journeys to and from India through the years, and of many
events in the lives of the children and parents during this period
in our lives. Living as we did at Jabalpur, a city set in the
vast jungles of central India we knew life in the raw but we were
constantly able to create situations where the children came to
love India and its people. The day we arrived in Jabalpur we saw
a car coming down the street and on each of the front fenders were
tigers the huntsmen had killed earlier that day. All of my hunting
was through viewfinders of movie and still cameras. But there was
much else that made the lives of our family exciting and memorable.
As Barbara put it, "What a wealth of experiences we were lucky
enough to have in growing up in India and especially in our family
- that made the difference."
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