The sweep of family history across the generations
Our years in Pittsburgh were spent in a tract house in a natural wonderland—backed up against a family farm and an equestrian estate.
Stan summered at a Jewish summer camp in the Adirondacks.
Walter Ruby hustled his way as a traveling silver salesman, with some career side trips into boxing promotion and medicinal alcohol.
Family stories may be sweeping or specific. They capture some essential aspect of the family's generational journey.