I was bitten by the Genealogy bug as a young girl listening to stories and looking at old pictures with my Grandparents. I became captivated with family history and genealogy. It is so exciting to find proof of an elusive relative that at first glance seems to only have existed through family lore. I do the "genealogy dance" when I run across a document that's been hidden away or prove without a doubt that so and so really did live in whereever and was the father/mother of whichever relative. Over the years I no longer think of geographical locations as such and such town in any state; I now think of counties and townships first and if their location was in a territory or state.

The branches of my family are far reaching and I enjoy connecting with extended relatives. It is great to share