Some years ago, Dad told me a story and then told me not to tell people.  Well, now that all of the older generation...

Having joined the Society of Friends, Francis Pellett, like many other Quakers, decided to go to America where religious freedom was said to exist.  When...

I was astonished when I saw a newspaper article from the early 1800s about Rod’s 5th great grandmother, Ann (McGinley) Stetler, having breast cancer.  The...

Grinda Josephine (Hanson) Van Allen  had a life full of challenges, including becoming a step-mother to six, including teenagers, when she was only fifteen, losing...

  Was the first known Passco/Pasco Peelle really named Isaac?  Where did the name Passco come from?  And, why did it stick being a family...

  It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This one is also worth a thousand memories.  Not only did my ancestors...

  Dad always did things for people, but he never made a big deal about it and he rarely would accept money for his actions...

This article focuses on the dogs that over the years who were chosen to join our family and live at the home where I grew...

With the holiday weekend coming up, it seems like a good time to share some fun short stories of Joe and Nellie (Peelle) McCracken’s kids....

Family history is about facts and stories.  However, it is also interesting to look at it from a statistical perspective.  Statistics about a family can...