How often is it that a train coming through town is a reason for a family reunion?  That was the case for the Thomson family.   Story of The Thomson Family & The Liberty Bell, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, NE, July 9, 1915 via newspapers.com 1915 Liberty Bell Tour Trains played a big part in the history of the Thomson family, as Blanche Thomson, a city girl from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had met her future husband

Charles F.Peelle, a businessman and a fourth cousin to my great-grandfather William Johnson Peelle, got involved with the local safety gate company.  When the owner sold out, Charles and his business partner purchased the company.  Charles would file for the company’s first patent.  This led to a family business that would exist across three centuries.   Who was Charles? Charles F. Peelle was born to Henry and Mary (Morris) Peelle in 1857 at their home

Being a Children’s Librarian was a second career, but one that Aunt Inez loved.  It ended far too soon.   Becoming A Librarian Background Inez Linda Pellett, my namesake, was the oldest daughter of Clifford Claney and Dessie May (Thomas) Pellett.  She was born near Moundville, Missouri on April 8, 1928.  A couple of years later, the family moved to Redfield, Kansas before settling down near Garland, Kansas. While she was still going to grammar

by L. L. Thomson   Many people over the years have spent their later days in a retirement home.  However, few have lived in a retirement home as many years as Elizabeth Mason (Stackhouse) Brooks lived at the Home for Aged Protestant Women. Elizabeth’s History Elizabeth Mason Stackhouse, Rod’s 5th great-grandmother, was born March 19, 1802 to Stephen and Amy (Vandyke) Stackhouse. Note: Vandyke has many different spellings in records with Van Dyke and Vandike

DNA and associated analysis tells us a lot about our ancestry.  It is a relatively new field, but I can no longer imagine doing genealogy without it.  Much of my work with DNA has focused on finding matches to breakdown brick walls.  This article touches on information DNA provides about our ethnicity.  I compare results from 3 different companies using my dad’s DNA. Ethnicity Estimates Ethnicity estimates is an area of DNA analysis that is