Adding Branches and Leaves to the Family Tree
And the Stories That Go With Them
If you are related to any of the families mentioned here—or researching the same places—I hope you find something useful, familiar, or thought-provoking.
🧭 Start Here
If this is your first visit, these pages will help you understand the scope and organization of this project:
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The Beginning
Why this project exists and how it has evolved. -
Surname & Family Index
A growing guide to families featured on this site.
🗂 Featured Projects
These sections bring together material that is updated over time and meant to be revisited.
🌳 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
A long-running biographical project highlighting individual ancestors through narrative and records.
📜 Family Treasures
Documents, photographs, letters, and other artifacts that preserve family memory beyond names and dates.
🍲 Family Recipes
More than instructions—these are stories tied to kitchens, holidays, and people.
📝 From the Blog
While some pages provide stable reference material, the blog reflects research in motion.
The blog is where new research, discoveries, and reflections are shared as they happen, including:
- Individual ancestor profiles
- Research updates and negative findings
- Record transcriptions and proof summaries
- Reflections on genealogy as a practice
(Blog posts are archived by date and topic for easy reference.)
🧩 How This Site Is Organized
- Pages contain stable, evergreen content and indexes
- Blog posts document research in progress and completed studies
- Content grows organically as new records are found and interpreted
Nothing here is considered “finished.” Like family history itself, this site is always in progress.
Thank you for visiting. Family history is built one record, one story, and one connection at a time.