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Joe B. Hopper
Joseph B. Hopper was born on May 17, 1921 in Kwangju, Korea. He was raised by his missionary parents in Korea. He entered Davidson College in North Carolina in 1938, graduating magna cum laude with a …
Read MoreScrounging in Korea
An unpublished chapter from the published Mission to Korea: Joe B. Hopper on the missionary's 'scrounge fever' and the three greatest hauls of his career.
Read MoreHunting in Korea
Two chapters cut from the published Mission to Korea: Joe B. Hopper's letters home about pheasant, goose, and deer hunting with his sons in 1950s and 60s South Korea — including the day a flock of generals' stars helicoptered in for a pheasant hunt.
Read MoreDorothy Longenecker Hopper
Dorothy “Dot” Longenecker Hopper was born March 26, 1920 in the Belgian Congo to Jay Hershey and Minnie Hauhart Longenecker. Dot grew up as a missionary kid in the Belgian Congo. She …
Read MoreTimeline of the Hopper Family in Korea
June 1, 1892: Joseph Hopper born in Stanford, Kentucky to George Dunlap Hopper and Katherine Elizabeth Higgens Hopper.1 1914: Joseph Hopper graduates magna cum laude from Centre College.2 1917: …
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A Trip Around the World in 1935
The story of a missionary family traveling around the world in 1935.
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Daughters of Priscilla
A talk my grandfather gave about God-fearing women on the Korean mission field.
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