Introduction

Well here we are...another blog.  I suppose I should talk about why I'm starting this blog.
No living member of my family has put a significant amount of effort into genealogical research.  I remember asking my grandparents about my ethnic identity and family history.  Nobody really knew the history.  My mom told me the family on her side was English and Irish (she was *mostly* right).  Sofie (my paternal grandmother) was obviously German.  Ralph (my paternal grandfather) told me his family was ultimately Native American (boy was *he* wrong).
The easy parts of my research are done.  All of the documents and pictures stored by the family have been reviewed, every online indexed document has been retrieved, I've had portions of my DNA analyzed, etc, etc.  Now it's time for the real work of tracking down scraps of paper and sharing research with others.

So, there's the real goal: I want to share research.  I'm hoping that God will smile upon me and some of the names and dates I post in this blog will attract the eyes of Google searchers who have parts of the puzzle that I do not.
Guess we'll see how that works out for me.