The sweep of family history across the generations
Stan strung transmission wires in the South Pacific during World War II.
Mel accomplished many things in life, but his life’s greatest moments happened during the Battle of the Bulge
Herman Ringel and Walter Ruby wore opposing uniforms in the Great War
Home from the war, Stan Ruby was a graduate student in physics at Columbia University. Helga Ringel was a smart, pretty war refugee from Berlin
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