Reflections

I was paying more attention to William Brewster my 10th great grandfather who arrived on the Mayflower than I was of his daughter, Patienc...

You can't research your family ancestry without finding a black sheep amongst them. I certainly did find what I call a Black Cloud an...

Lewis Gelbach was born at Bettlehausen, Westphalen, Prussia, Dec. 26, 1833; came to Duncannon, Ps., with his parents in 1846, latter in 185...

I'm grateful that no one in my family was injured when this large truck crashed into my grandparents business and took the gas pumps ou...

Russell Cardey My 3rd Great Grandfather Potosi, Wisconsin - Jan 29, 1894 Another name is entered in the record of immortal life-- anot...

My great grandfather. William Russell Roesch, Mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida and founder of the Eau Gallie Record newspaper, once said, "...

William standing in failed crop By 1932, due to the terrible depression, many banks had closed their doors.  Money was difficult to come ...

Thomas Warren Pierce, my paternal 2nd great grandfather was born January 17, 1842  in Rock Village, Middleboro, Massachusetts.  He ventured ...

Spanish Land Grant to Spicer Christopher, my 4th gr grandfather, for 100 acres on Talbot Island in 1807. (Courtesy Florida Memory Archives )...

We took a little side trip to visit Big Talbot Island, Florida on our way to Cocoa where we stay for a month during the winter. The Island...