Hi.  This is my first attempt at figuring out how to keep a really good family record.  I will make you these promises: 1) I will attempt to get, verify, and keep the very best information I can and continue to document discrepancies I find (like the birth year of my great-grandfather); 2) I will absolutely miss something along the way, so gimmie some grace.

What you are going to see in here are two main things.  I went back to my grandparents and have been attempting to keep track of all their children and children's children.  Then I went back one generation and started including my grandparent's siblings.  The core of this tree will be centered in that place and continue to go back and forward en masse from there.  But I am also interested in following back my grandfathers' parents ancestral lines and my grandmothers' parents ancestral lines.  There won't be many siblings back that far until the entire mass grows to include them...but, you get the point.

Ok, have fun inside, send me info about things I have wrong, right, or a little wonky.  Also, if you have any family pictures, stories, or recordings I could use for this project, I'd love to make a digital copy if you'd let me.  Thanks much.

Mike :-)