Floorplans and Genealogy

January 5, 2013

For years I’ve tried to imagine the layout of my grandparents’ home as I heard my Dad tell me stories …

Ella vs Singer

December 9, 2012

December 9, 1938 John Brown died of a heart attack at his home in Oklahoma City. That was all the …

March 4, 2012

I have a dream of knowing the names of all the people in the photos in my pink velvet DeFries …

December 21, 2011

October 23, 2011

Sometimes it’s the everyday events in my ancestors’ lives that just never enter my mind. Today, as I was hunting …

September 7, 2011

John Brown, my paternal great-grandfather, was Isaac and Maria Brown nee DeFries’ son and to my knowledge he had no …

September 6, 2011

Seeing my paternal great grandmother’s photos through the years is fascinating to me. Ella Brown nee Reddick knew me but …