Family Story Finder
The sweep of family history across the generations
1968 Democratic convention
It was a signature moment of the turbulent 1960s. Walter, 18, and Dan, 15, were there in Chicago, working as messengers for the Eugene McCarthy campaign.
Helga in the League of Women Voters
Helga expressed a commitment to liberal values in her lifelong work for the League of Women Voters.
Joan and Ruby
Joan’s second marriage to Rueben Meyers brought her great happiness.
Kindergarten campaigner
In 1955, Helga led a committee of parents to open a preschool in Vestal.
Mel Brenner
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Mössbauer man—Stan makes his mark in physics
Stan's innovations in Mossbauer spectroscopy.
On Hill Avenue
The Ruby family comes of age in a bedroom suburb west of Chicago
Our Brenner cousins
Janis, Leslie and Amy grew up—each a star in her own way.
The problem with anti-ballistic missiles
Stanley Ruby entered the public debate over nuclear missile technology in 1968-69.