Family Story Finder

The sweep of family history across the generations

Fourth Generation Rubys
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Just a bit about Twyla, Gene, Zach and Lani.

Lest we forget—family Holocaust testimony
  • 1941 - 1942

Remembering our Ringel and Wohlgemuth/Paechter family members who perished in the Shoah.

Life on the Western Reserve
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Families from Connecticut settled northeastern Ohio in the early 1800s

Our Israeli cousins
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Ze’evs progency: a new generation of vibrant, contemporary Israelis.

The Meeker Massacre
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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

Third Generation Rubys
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First came Walter, then Danny and Joanne. They would carry on the Ruby-Ringel genes.

Ze'ev and Penina Sharon of Kibbutz Afeq
  • 1935 - 2009

A pioneer to Palestine in 1936, Ze’ev married Penina and they did their part to build the state of Israel as founders of Kibbutz Afek.