October, 2002
- Vagabond presentation made at the Senior Center, West Point, NE.
- Radio interview with Bob Flittie, KTIC/WWPN in West Point, NE.


November, 2002
- Published Vagabond newsletter #1 - The "Statement of Intent" issue. 4 pp.


January, 2003
- Vagabond presentation made to the Lions' Club in Rugby, ND.
- Radio interview with Bruce Allen, KZZJ in Rugby, ND.
- Feature article about the Vagabond project by Peggy Burgard in the Pierce County Tribune.
- Taped interviews with these Rugby residents:Richard Lavik, Richard Blessum, Duane Baillie, Richard Rocheleau (with Jim and Jerry Rocheleau contributing to the discussion), Dale Niewoehner, Wanda Nielsen, Tammy Fossum, and Jim Schmaltz.

- Vagabond presentation sponsored by the Douglas County Historical Society made to a group of local historians at Knute Nelson House, Alexandria, MN.
- Taped interviews with these Alexandria residents: Opal Martinson, Minnie Osterholt, Ed Rooney, and Marge Van Gorp.
- Selected 115 oral histories from the Douglas County Historical Society for further investigation.


February, 2003
- Vagabond presentation made to Evergreen Outreach in Vandalia, IL.
- Vagabond presentation made to the Rotary Club in Vandalia, IL.
- Vagabond presentation made at "Meet the Author" reception sponsored by the Fayette County Genealogical/Historical Society at Evans Library, Vandalia, IL.
- Vagabond presentation made at the Senior Center, Vandalia, IL.
- Call-in radio program, "Party Line," on WPBM/WKRV Radio with Panzi Blackwell and Dan Michael, Vandalia, IL.
- Radio interview with Martha Radcliff, WGEL in Greenville, IL.
- Taped interviews with these Vandalia residents: Delbert Cothern, Mary Peyton Meyer, Pauline Sampson Hicks, Dr. Don Rames, Phyllis Rames, Ed Taylor, Jr., and Mary Truitt.
- Hand-recorded interviews with these Vandalia residents: Beulah Brown and Barney Wright.

- Vagabond presentation to the "Small Town America" class at Ripon College, Ripon, WI.
- Vagabond presentation at the Senior Center, Ripon, WI.
- Published Vagabond newsletter #2 - the Rugby, North Dakota, issue. 16 pp.

- Taped interviews with Maysville-area/Dekalb County, Missouri, residents: Mildred Helms, Mike Souther, Thelma Martin, Emma Newkirk, Terry Pearl, Joe Maltsberger.
- Collected materials on the Clark and Blair families of Dekalb County, Missouri.
- Collected materials on a Ku Klux Klan rally held in Maysville, Missouri.


March, 2003
- Met small groups for information discussion of Vagabond at Paul's Cafe, Smith Center, KS.
-Met small group for informal brunch-time discussion at Ingleboro Mansion, Smith Center.
- Interviews with these residents of Smith Center: Connie Lull, Murray Lull, Ivan Burgess, Dr. R.G. "Shep" Sheppard, Phyllis Bell (notes), Gladys Kennedy, Irene Baumann, Dr. Pam Steinle.

- Vagabond presentation to Ripon Historical Society, Ripon, WI.
- Reading and Vagabond presentation at Oskaloosa (IA) Public Library.


April, 2003
- Reading and Vagabond presentations at Capital University, Columbus, OH, and Bexley High School, Bexley, OH.
- Published Vagabond newsletter #3 - Alexandria, MN/Vandalia, IL issue,14 pp., April, 2003

- Interviews with residents of West Point, NE, and area: Louis and Mabel Heineman, Cliff Johnson, Harry Knobe, Bob Flittie, Staci Jensen, Mary Jo Mack, Brian Kreikemeier, Dan and Christy Steffen, Erv Eisenmenger, and Steve Engelhart.
- "Day in the Life" sessions with Bob Flittie, KTIC Farm Radio in West Point; and Steve Engelhart, Wisner Rendering.
- Was interviewed by Bob Flittie for two of KTIC's "Arts in Northeast Nebraska" programs.


May, 2003
- Published Vagabond newsletter #4 - Vandalia, Illinois/Maysville, Missouri issue, 28 pp.
- Vagabond presentation at Senior Center and Kiwanis, Redfield, SD.
- Interviews with residents of Redfield, SD, and area: Kathleen Taylor, Glenister Rabuck, Josie Schantz Opitz, Betty Baloun, Francis "Bud" McNeely, Walt Williams, John Solheim, Harry Eisele, Tom Gallup, Shirley Sanger, and Galen Gillette.
- Gathered information regarding Redfield's "Henry Baker Story."

- Had lunch at Senior Center in Alexandria, MN; visited with the morning coffee bunch at Traveler's Inn Restaurant; attended meeting of Alexandria's "Golden K" Kiwanis.
- Interviews with residents of Alexandria, MN, and area: George Anderson, Cliff Lunke, Mauritz Lundeen, Dale Braunschweig, Bud Kolstad, Blanche Hamann, and Floyd Bolin.


June, 2003
- Attended Vandalia's annual Grand Levee celebration; made journal entry.
- Tour of "The Little Brick House" with Linda Hanabarger; made journal entry.
- Attended the opening of Our Common Ground's art show, Greenville, IL; made journal entry.
- Interviews with Vandalia-area residents: John Feightner, Lorraine and Rita Mae Allen, Bob Burnside, Katie Thaman, Linda Hanabarger, and Hazel Jones/Jan Jones Stover.

- Short Vagabond presentation at meeting of Fowler Town Council; attended meeting and made journal entry.
- Vagabond presentation to Fowler Rotary Club, guest of Sandy Furr Fowler Library.
- Tour of Fowler with Harold Furr; tour of Boswell with Joe Kult.
- Interviews with Benton County residents: Amy Bott, Adrian Bott, Doris "Dode" Overholser, David "Jug" Guimond, Janet Kult, Eric Greenberg, Mary Cross, Don Moyars (notes), Alan Leuck (notes).

- Reading and Vagabond presentation at Ethel Everhard Library, Westfield, WI.


July, 2003
- Published Vagabond newsletter #5 - Maysville/Smith Center issue, 28 pp.

- Toured historical society grounds, county court house, Eaton, and Preble County with J.J. Wikle.
- Breakfast at The Eaton Place, where people meet for coffee & talk.
- Interviews with Preble County residents: Robert Bell, John Daly, Perry Lipps, Pearl Mt. Castle, and Frank Snare.

- Wrote poem/incantation to cast Chicago out of the middle west. See www.wlhn.org/vagabond/chicago/Chicago.htm
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September, 2003
- Published Vagabond newsletter #6 - Smith Center/West Point issue, 26 pp.

- Visited Senior Center in Rugby; made Rugby salsa with Lila Brossart, Dawn Nelson, Helen Trottier, and Dan Volk; toured Salyer Wildlife Refuge with Wanda Nielsen and Sally Selland; attended cattle auction in Sale Barn at Rugby; attended Eagle's Club Bingo with Vickie Hoffart; and toured outlying areas of Pierce County.
- Interviews with Don Sobolik, Lila Brossart, Magdalina Miller, Elizabeth Miltenberger, and Eva Voeller.

- Drove length of the far edge of the middle west, from the geographic center of the North American continent to the geographic center of the lower 48 states, made notes for an essay.

- Attended Maysville's Country Harvest Festival variety show; walked the midway; attended Saturday night dance; took in both days of Artie May Thorton estate auction.
- Interviews with Maysville residents: John Murphy, Donald and Neva Raynor, Margaret Delaney, Helen Netherton, Juanita Miller Gilbert (notes), and Mildred Magee (notes).

October, 2003
- Coffee with the boys in West Point, Nebraska, at Bud's on Monday, Oct. 20th, and Friday, October 24th.
- Tour of West Point with Gwen Lindberg.
- Started tour of Main Street West Point with Dick Lindberg.
- Tour of Wimmers Meat Products plant in West Point.
- Obtained copies of Harry Knobbe interviews with George Wimmer and Harold Wimmer.
- Interviews with Dick Lindberg, Gwen Lindberg, Matt Orand, Joe Langemeier, Dr. Christine Rogness, Tom Kelly, and Dave Wimmer.

November, 2003
- Published Vagabond newsletter #7 - West Point/Redfield, 22 pages.

- Visited Emmetsburg, Iowa; toured Graettinger, Iowa, and countryside thereabouts.
- Interviews in Emmetsburg with: Marjorie Vander Velde; Dick and Myram Tunnicliff; Paul and Peggy Osterman; Art and Mary Wieland; Myrna Heddinger (mayor of Emmetsburg); Kathy Fank; Dawn Naig; and Dr. James Coffey.