In my excitement, I forgot to share this a few weeks back. During the NYS Family History Conference in September (which was virtual), I was featured in a segment called “New York Stories Live!” which asked people “What’s Your New
A Glimpse into 1930
Last year, I went home to Ohio to visit for my grand-baby’s first birthday and while at my mom’s, we were going through her photo album and behind a big 8×10 picture, there was this letter hidden. I wrote about
Confirming Family Stories
I have written previously about my Archer family many times and I positively love them. I think everyone has certain families in their tree that they are just fascinated with and the Archers are one of those families that I’m
Wondering about Christina
This picture from 1984 sums up my country bumpkin life in rural Amanda, Ohio in the 80’s. My parents were still married, my sister and I still spoke, we played outside a lot and there was, for a time, a
The Tragic Life and Death of Emma Drake
Growing up in Pickaway County, Ohio, it felt like it was all just farm and field. The Circleville Pumpkin Show and the Ashville Fourth of July celebrations are about as exciting as it gets during the year and life is