Welcome to the story of our genealogy  and family history.  Perhaps you, like me, enjoy discovering your genealogical roots in our lineage and want to learn more about yourself by getting to know your family. Hopefully, these records and links will offer you a place to start. This is just a beginning, like a diary of lists, with contributions from others to add their stories and surf related web sites for find lost links in your family tree.  I have found that researching our genealogical roots a puzzle and exhilarating experience. 
 Gazing at old photographs brings us more closely to ourselves as we look into the eyes of our ancestors.  Questions leap from these pictures. “What were their dreams? What joys or sorrows rest behind those emotionless faces? If they could speak, what advice would they impart? How did they perceive the world around them? Did they accomplish their life pursuits? Did they marry their first sweetheart? How did they die? Can we ever really know what life was like for them? 
 Searching through old records and listening to family stories may give us some answers. Opening Aunt Daisy’s steamer trunk gave us a momentary window through which we saw both her and ourselves more clearly.  The silent voices of our kin speak to us across the years, extending an invitation to join them in the dreamland of history, where they grant us a treasure of opportunities to learn about their experiences, loves, skills, and preferences.
 This is meant to be a walk down memory lane, where you may discover an extension of your own life, uncover answers to family questions, locate a friend or lost cousin, like I did, and perhaps, grow more appreciative of the quality and brevity of life itself.  Far beyond the veil of eternity, our ancestors continue to be witness of their lives and inspire us to learn from them. 
 May you be encouraged through the following resources to search for and hopefully discover missing links and untold stories that will encourage and guide you on your own life journey.