It is hard to select a “single favorite” photo.  So, instead of trying to find my favorite one to write about, I started looking at...

Although my Pellett family moved from Ireland to America in the colonial days, I learned many years ago that they might actually have been from...

This week’s topic is to write about ourselves.  But, writing about myself is a very difficult task.  It is much easier to write about people...

  Cousins can be almost anybody.  I could probably write about the guy at the meat store and be able to research and find out...

The very first time I made cinnamon rolls was for a McCracken family gathering when I was a teenager. Uncle Don loved them, but all...

Sometimes troublemakers aren’t really bad guys.  Instead, they are people that push the limits a bit or just like to have some fun even if...

Natives of Scotland, William Bunten (W.B.) Ronald and his brother Robert, began life in Nebraska working mostly as laborers and farmers. William came to America...

Usually, papers being lost means a loss of information.  However, in the case of William Bassett, my 4th great-grandfather, the loss of his papers stating...

When doing local research, genealogists and historians in the area can be very helpful.  They can point you to resources that you don’t even know...

About 15 to 20 years ago, I was doing genealogy research for a friend that I worked with in Colorado.  As I researched, I found...