The sweep of family history across the generations
Isetta Stetson descended from early Massachusetts colonists, going all the way back to the Mayflower on one side. Nine generations later, her midwestern parents still upheld Yankee values
The Ringel family crossed from Lisbon on the SS Guine—but their entry to the U.S. was anything but routine
From stalwart Yankee roots, Herbert and Hattie Stetson went west with the country