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.
First grandchild
Twyla Ariel Eilertsen Ruby was born on August 7, 1985
On Hill Avenue
The Ruby family comes of age in a bedroom suburb west of Chicago
Sputnik in the backyard
Watching Sputnik at night from our back yard in a suburb of Pittsburgh is one of my earliest memories.