The further back in time that you go the harder it is to trace your ancestors. But this last week I had a small break through in the brick w...

A few years ago, I brought home some pictures of my relatives that was in a box which was about to be thrown out by some cousins who didn...

' My great uncle Thomas Woodrow Campbell had another name at birth. His life was a mystery to me for a long time.  I would searc...

Scotland, the land of mountain wildernesses, the thistle, and stone lifting to prove one's manhood. When one of co-workers wheeled himse...

We've all had a crush or two on an actor and I am no exception. It all started a few months ago when The Philadelphia Story  was showi...

I know that I have shared this before but I have been tracing my ancestors for over twenty years.  It is a lot easier now that we have web s...

Jacob Routh was born in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee on December 22, 1818.  Dandridge, the home of Douglas Lake, is billed as t...

What is on your bucket list?  We call a list of things that we want to do before we pass away a "bucket list" or before we ...

The fog never lifted today. It had rained during the night and the ground was still wet. A Women's Rally was planned at 1 p.m. and I ...

There is a wonderful little place to eat in Indianapolis called Piada.  It is Italian street food.  Not the Italian food that is heavily ...