Though it was just last week, the docents, or “interpreters,” at the historic Glenn House insist that my wife and I visited the New Concord, Ohio, shrine on September 4, 1937. We were told that sixteen-year-old John Herschel Glenn, Jr., also known as “Bud,” was over at Annie Castor’s at the time, and so we were shown around the house by JHG, Sr. Johnny’s dad was a plumber, and he made a pretty convincing case that the family would have lost its home had it not been for the policies of the New Deal. The curious thing about the Glenn House is its unique cicadian rhythm (Down SpellChecker!). Every January 1 the clock is turned up or back a full seven years. So, if my wife and I were to return next Labor Day weekend, we would find ourselves in 1944, and we'd be told that Johnny was off fighting in the Pacific with the United States Marines. It seems as if this Johnny will never come marching home.
The Glenn House, which is full of period artifacts, is well worth a visit, though time travel can be a little disconcerting.
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