This is Arno Wolff Meyers, my great-grandfather. He was considered very handsome. As an adult, he was a traveling salesman and a bit of a...

A year or two ago, I ran across this 1931 newspaper clipping about Morris and Fannie Meyer's Golden Anniversary in a box of family...

I have five direct ancestors that fought in the Union Army during the US Civil War. At least three of them, possibly more, became members...

Both my 2nd great grandmother, Miriam Cohen, and her sister Yetta Witkofsky, perished in the worst US theater fire in 1903 Chicago. The...

My subject this week is a bit of a stretch for the topic "Outcast". I'm going to describe some of the political, economic, and religious...

A hundred years ago, newspapers, especially small local papers, could be considered their times social media platforms. On-goings of...

This is Emma Meyers. I knew her as "Auntie" although she is my great great-aunt. She passed away when I was 10 years old. She was born...

I have many ancestors I'd like to meet (I'm looking at you Thomas Chapman!) but one that I'm particularly curious about is my 3rd great...