Category: Iowa
Families that lived in the state and left records behind there.
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Just looking at the simple facts of their biographies isn’t enough; you have to look at everyone around them to see the story of Don and Esther.
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A little late, and a little short – but a full biography of a full life, nonetheless!
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Mary McCullough saw some hard times, but otherwise led a quiet life. One can only speculate how she felt about it all.
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When we look back at the lives our ancestors led, how much do we project our lives onto theirs? How do they compare? And how much of that comparison holds up to scrutiny?
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His sons and grandchildren remembered him for us, but we have to read between the lines to find out the arc of his story.
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Another installment of the Callin families who stayed in Milton Township, Ohio, after the first generation of settlers (James and John) died.
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Last week, our Ahnentafel reached its first milestone as we talked about the last of my childrens’ Great Eight. Here’s a summary of facts about that Generation.
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I only know the outlines of most of Merilyn’s story – fuzzy outlines, with a few small details. The one thing that looms largest was the worst thing that happened to her.
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Some relatives are so infamous within a family, that their story is unignorable. And yet, because they were unforgivable, you can’t ask about the details.
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If you have an image in your head of the Midwest grandmother, she probably looks a lot like Grandma June.
Mightier Acorns 