With the current issues surrounding the conflict in Afghanistan, I thought I would do a post dedicated to a young man who fought and died...

Just like I did for Mother's Day, I am posting photos of my dad. Happy Father's Day!

George David Shaner was born on 11 November 1934 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the fifth and youngest child of John Yerger Shaner and Emma...

One day at work I came across a fellow employee whose last name looked very familiar. It was "Ritenour." We worked in the same...

Josiah Yerger Shaner was born on 26 October 1898 in Sanatoga, Montgomery County, PA. He was the oldest child of Irvin S. and Cora A....

William "Bill" Buckley Fasig was born on 27 September 1845, in Ashland, Ohio. He was the son of Samuel Fasig, a brick mason, and Lucinda...

This is another post that explores new territory for me. I have not yet posted anything about relatives who did not immigrate to America....

Here is a follow-up to my prior post about the historical connection to Conrad Weiser. In the post I identified a connection to Conrad...

There have been numerous relatives who have fought in America's wars; too many to list here in this Veterans' Day post (some you have...

The Klinger ancestors originated from Pfaffen-Beerfurth, located in a mountainous region of Odenwald in the modern state of Hesse. The...

Levi Walter Mengel was born 27 September 1868 in Reading, Berks County, PA. He was the youngest son of Matthias Schoener and Amelia...

This post will be a doubly special one since it will be my "October Holiday" edition and the first in my new series of "Historical...

Here is another branch in my family tree that has had the surname spelled many ways throughout the generations. It may have originated...

There are a lot of branches in my family tree that I have currently only been able to trace back so far. The main reason is the various...

Living in the southern Pennsylvania Coal Region, it is not unexpected to have ancestors who worked in that principal industry. Between...

John Franklin "Frank" Schoener was born on 2 May 1834 in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was the eldest son of John and...

The first ancestor we know of was Philip Jacob Foesig. He was born 28 November 1730 in the Rhineland-Palantinate area of Germany. He...

The start of the Morris line in America is one of the more recent in my family tree. The first arrival was my great great grandfather,...

In honor of Memorial Day, I am posting a profile about this relative who served our country during World War 2. Thomas Olin Oberrender,...

Here is the tree for the Oberrenders, as far as I have researched to date. Johann Nicholaus Oberrender was born 20 October 1806 in...