Having gone down the rabbit hole that is ancestry.com over the last year I have accumulated a mountain of information about those that came before me. This is where all that information will be shared.
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Laura Byars sues for Damages for Seduction
This is a follow up to my previous post, Desperately Seeking Sam Myers. We now know who his father is Continue Reading Laura Byars sues for Damages for Seduction
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The Bolands of County Roscommon
Patrick Boland was born in Lewsway, Roscommon county, Ireland March 25, 1835. Died in Minonk, Illinois Sept 11. 1908. Aged 73 years, 5 months and 16 days. hew was married in Ireland and came to America about thirty five years ago and has resided in this city ever since. Continue Reading The Bolands of County…
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Pictures from her Sister
After the war my Grandma Carroll’s sister Ada married John Maehl and they moved out to Los Altos, California. Ada was the closest sister in age to Grandma, 5 years younger. She had joined the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, a branch of the Naval Reserve) during the war and that’s where she……