The sweep of family history across the generations
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.
Widow Patty Smith Swett and six children by two husbands were among the first settlers who staked claims in Wapello County near Ottumwa in May 1843
Five siblings who stayed true to German ideals until the bitter end
From civil rights to war resistance to arms control, Ruby family members embraced liberal social causes
Families from Connecticut settled northeastern Ohio in the early 1800s
Social reformer Nathan Meeker was among nine men killed in an uprising of Ute Indians at the White River reservation where he was serving as U.S. agent. His wife and daughter—Smith family descendants—were held hostage for three weeks
Stanley Ruby entered the public debate over nuclear missile technology in 1968-69.