You could say that there were several moments that lead to my fascination with genealogy. The most notable one, came 2 years before I ever picked up a piece of research, before I ever really had an understanding of what learning about my family’s history would mean for me. My Dad’s first cousin had reached…
Tag: Indiana
George and Margaret Steele- From Pennsylvania to Indiana
My husband I did what no one in either of our families had done in over 5 generations- We moved away from Indiana. Both our family’s roots grow deep in the Hoosier state, and the romantic in me can’t help to think about how the stars aligned just right for us to meet where we…
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…
The Heavins- Our Scottish Roots and how Indiana became HOME.
The beginning of my family history journey started with this. The Migration of The Heavin Familes. – written by my Great-Grandmother Elizabeth Matthews Gillespie. I had received a copy of what Elizabeth wrote from my cousin Debbie along with some other information that she kept about her family and it sparked a big interest for me to learn…
Moehl-Schroeder Lawsuit
I’m starting out my family history with something pretty interesting that I found while doing some snooping. I found a fellow history lover that likes to dig up the past from his hometown in Indiana and he happened to have some information about my family! (Link to his site below) ainsworthindiana.blogspot.com So, here’s a news…
My Story & Theirs 