'Share on Twitter' R. Spektor portrait with signature Jul 10, 2008 0 Comment Another treasure from the files of Morris Spector. Machinist The chief poobah at Family History Machine is Dan Ruby, aka Machinist. He created FHM as a tool to present his own family history, then opened the platform for other family storytellers to do the same. PreviousNext Story Portfolio Explore Themes Sources & Methods No results No results