My father has always talked about his desire to be buried next to pioneer ancestors in the Asotin Cemetery in Asotin Washington.  He will always laughingly refer to the cemetery as having a burial “plan of perpetual neglect”.

 I wanted to name a son Frederick after a beloved grandfather, but after the birth of five daughters, I never had a chance to name a son.

Riemer swerved when he saw it coming, but unfortunately, the truck driver swerved the same direction.

His father passed away in the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918, leaving 16 year old Charles Frederick to help his mother take care of his 6 younger siblings.

Two years ago we discovered that we are the descendants of a cattle rustler, thanks to an Ancestry.com records hint.

My Dad has been looking for John Day for more than half a century.

Whether your family has lived in one place for generations, or moved to find a better life…make sure that you leave “footprints” behind.

The holiday song offers the phrase, “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go…” Its never grandpa’s house. Everyone seems to identify with their grandmother’s love and attention, both in song, and in reality.

The reason to use software for family history is simple--you have control of your family tree.

Keeping track of your family is difficult.  There was one road trip vacation we made as a family where we misplaced one of our 5 daughters.

I grew up in a family that was blessed with knowledge about our family identity.