Historian Heartbreak

I found a plat book from Antwerp Township, Michigan in 1930. It was one of those moments when the world just seems still and your heart races and you just know that it’s all going to come together…. Only, It didn’t. My Great-Grandparent’s names weren’t listed anywhere on the map, and as many hours, yes…

Harry & His Fish

I watch my husband show our son how to bait his hook and make his first cast into the water. This is when my heart began to ache and all I could think of was my Grandpa.

Gary, Indiana. A Quick Look.

Gary, Indiana has a full and exciting history that started with the American Dream and unfortunately ended in sadness. In the beginning, Gary was a booming town. Founded in 1906, by the U.S Steel Corporation; Gary was the home to their new plant “Gary Works”. The location was prime, with easy access to transport iron…