by Donna Swagerty Shreve This has been a family saying for almost all of our 48 years of marriage. This story is about a particular time when this saying brings a smile to our family. That line came from a…
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Deepening Our Roots
by Donna Swagerty Shreve I have challenged myself to find more ways to entice my children and younger generations of my relatives into our family history. My youngest son has been a reluctant audience to my well worn family stories.…
Family Myth Versus Research
by Donna Swagerty Shreve My family grew up believing we were direct descendants of Daniel Boone’s brother Edward. Edward and Daniel had married sisters. Rebecca Bryan and her sister had the distinction of being descendants of Brian Boru (941-1014) who…
A Trip to My Farming Roots
by Donna Swagerty Shreve Aldrich reunion in the United Methodist Church in Hughson, California 1981 I received the tragic news from my second cousin that her dear husband had died. I literally gasped out loud when I read it. Rennie…
Observer vs Participant
by Donna Swagerty Shreve My family has been good about taking pictures at various events over the years. Fortunately for me, I have quite a collection of pictures and video of family gatherings throughout the years. One particular family gathering…
Surprise
by Donna Swagerty Shreve We were all set and just were waiting for Kilburn to enter the makeshift library, temporarily housed in a trailer on the Elkhorn campus. We were all elementary school teachers helping Kilburn celebrate his 50th birthday…
Social Changes Over the Generations
by Donna Swagerty Shreve As I am midway through my seventies, I tend to reflect on my family through the generations. The family I spent the most time with was on my father’s side. To me there seems to be…
Close Calls
by Donna Swagerty Shreve At the advanced age of 75 years, I tend to be amazed how precious life is and how lucky I have been. Doing genealogy research has given me insight into how remarkable it is that my…
Why Grandpa
by Ernest Elmer Swagerty Why did they make a grandpa outa me? I hardly think it’s fair. Why can’t you see, They’ve subtly went and took away my youth, For I’m only forty-nine to tell the truth. What is this…
How To Pass It On
by Donna Swagerty Shreve I started to get interested in my family’s history back in the 1960s when I watched…
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