Many of us think of wagon trains when we think of people moving westward.  However, when my Peelle family moved from Indiana to Kansas in 1879 the railroad had been completed all the way to their destination.  And, locomotive power would take them to their new home.   The Decision To Move Passco and Martha (Johnson) Peelle married in Wayne County, Indiana September 4, 1845.  By 1878, their oldest 4 living daughters were married. 

WWII called people into many different roles.  Some were on the front lines and others made sure that the people on the front lines were well trained and ready to fight.  Part of the support team were those that cared for airplanes overseas and at the training camps. WWII Even before the United States joined what became known as World War II (WWII), the government started registering young men for the draft.  On October 16,

Some families have gatherings weekly or monthly, others for major holidays, and others never get together at all.  When it comes to Joseph Andrew and Nellie (Peelle) McCracken’s family, any time two or more family members get together, it isn’t just a family gathering, it is a family reunion. Holidays McCracken Family Reunion in 1953 – Grandpa’s Generation and some of their offspring My McCracken grandparents had 11 children.  Ten grew to adulthood and when

  Sometimes the timing is just perfect.  So, when an upcoming prompt is about a storyteller and a storyteller passes, you are required by the laws of coincidence to write about that person.   A Man of Many Roles Dean Ackermann Thomson born near Palmyra, Nebraska on September 24, 1940 to Alfred Ackermann and Helen Esther (Caddy) Thomson passed from this life on May 31, 2024.  He took each of the roles that he played

Grasshoppers can be a nuisance.  However, when they turn into huge creatures with bright red legs and  long wings that work together to satisfy their huge appetites, they can destroy your entire livelihood. The Jury Homestead In 1869, John Charles Jury Sr., his mother, children, sister, and his brother’s family moved from Ontario, Canada to Bourbon County, Kansas.  Once in Kansas, they set up housekeeping in a clapboard house.  By 1871, they had moved to