Family Story Finder
The sweep of family history across the generations
Bradley homestead in Wapello County, Iowa
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
Family History Machine is reborn in 2020
Machinist Dan Ruby and his team members envision a new future for Family History Machine
First grandchild
Twyla Ariel Eilertsen Ruby was born on August 7, 1985
Life on the Western Reserve
Families from Connecticut settled northeastern Ohio in the early 1800s
The corkscrew on eBay—sourcing family artifacts
Out of the files of the U.S. Patent Office and into the peculiar subculture of corkscrew collectors
The Meeker Massacre
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