Adventures With My Family

  In the late 19 th and early 20 th century, Atchison had a network of individuals of means that offered a helping hand...

"How did we get here? All cast away on a lonely shore."  This year has left us weary.  Homeschooling can be tough.  Homescho...

Lafayette F. Mauzey was born in Ray County, Missouri in 1835.  His family had strong southern roots, typical for families in the newly ad...

If you ask most genealogists, they will declare their love for cemeteries.  After all, sometimes it's the best chance at getting to a...

"Mom, I don't want to go to this museum, it's different."  That was Shorty's comment as we got out of the van today...

We have been in our current house for 16 years, but are getting ready to move (quite literally) into a new chapter in our lives.  Moving is ...

I'm not a great singer.  I like it and feel more and more comfortable with doing it with the family listening or in public, but it's...