This is a story I received from Marie (Miller) Howeth. How much do you know about Marie and her early years? I have some information,...

As a genealogist, or as I refer myself to as a “family historian,” I am always looking to the past to find my ancestors and, if possible,...

Note: Several years ago, my good friend and cousin of my wife, Thor Springer, shared what life was like for pioneer women. I have been...

Since some of the Cooks and the Millers ended up in Detroit, known as Motor City USA, in the 1900s, it is not strange to find some of...

Before America’s social services systems were in place to serve as a safety net for the most unfortunate in society, there were...

This article continues the previous article on Revolutionary War veterans, but this time, we will focus on the Miller side of the family....

In the last article, I honored family members who served in the Civil War. I thought I would take a step backward and recognize...

November 11th is Veterans’ Day and I thought it might be interesting to write an article about the Civil War Veterans in the family tree....

Clella Cook was born on August 10, 1913, in the home of her grandmother, Cora Cook, at 1020 Isaac Street in Lansing, Michigan. She was...

I never met my father-in-law, Carl Richard Miller, who passed away several years before I entered the picture. Perhaps anyone marrying...

Not much is known about the Miller family when they were in Pennsylvania. They were German immigrants, but I am stuck when Jakob Miller...

Family secrets. Scandals and skeletons in closets. Outlaws and in-laws. When researching family history, you never know what you might...

Not all stories are fun to tell, for every lineage has tragedies and heartaches. One such tragic story was that of Stephen Frederick...