

Famous Cousins
I have been hosting my family tree with Ancestry.com and on this personal website now for quite some time, yet I often wonder if anyone of my distant relatives ever read my posts, either on here or on social media. I know that some of my closer relatives do, but it would be fun to hear from others as well. I didn't set out to create a website when I started my family tree research 20 years ago - I just wanted to fill in some missing information in my family history (and there


Follow The Clues!
Tracking your family history beyond your 2 or 3 times great-grandparents can be a daunting task, especially if you want to include extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins and their spouses). However, the effort and time that you put into this search can often yield results that will surprise you. I'm fortunate in the fact that my paternal lineage, for the most part, is very well documented due to the fact that many of my ancestors were historical figures. However, finding thi


Killers In The Family
Everyone has skeleton's in their family tree, and my family is no exception. In fact, I have a LOT of nasty ancestors in my paternal branches; and since I have hit a lot of dead-ends on my maternal side, there may be some lurking on that side of the family as well. I believe that history should be told with truth and honesty, no matter how gruesome the details may be. To sugar coat the facts and hide relatives that you are ashamed of is, in my humble opinion, doing a great di


And The Winner Is...
With a family tree that currently has over 21,000 people listed on it, I am often surprised what people find most interesting about my vast family history. On my website I have a significant number of historical figures listed, including numerous US Presidents, British Royal Family members, business moguls, explorers and, of course, a large number of celebrities (both living and dead). With celebrity names like Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Ted Danson, Kevin Bacon, Elizab