The sweep of family history across the generations
Two of the Ruby offspring went back to Israel for significant periods.
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
Stan maintained correspondence with his closest high school and Army buddies, several of whom went on to prominent careers.
From Red Hook to Gerritsen Beach to Bay Ridge, Jack and Camilla Eilertsen lived the Norwegian immigrant experience in Brooklyn