While continuing my genealogical research I’ve come to the realization that a large number of my ancestors came to North America before the American Revolutionary War.  Long before Ellis Island ever existed and long before any roads or highways were created.  They lived at a time when they had to cut their way through the…

I’ve heard this saying many times and I’ve even said it myself now that I’m an old fart and sometimes reflect on today’s generation of young people.  But I paused this thought yesterday when (during my genealogy research) I stumbled on a news article from 1900 about my Great (3x)-grandmother who essentially said the same…