I am a new member of FAG, although I've been contributing for several years.

I love the puzzle aspect of genealogy. Mostly, I love the stories that emerge. Who were these people? What were their lives? I have paid particular attention to the women, who so often simply vanish from the genealogies. I owe much to the research of Ray "Jiggs" Schulz, who compiled genealogies in the pre-computer days, when the work was so arduous. I sometimes become intrigued with the family of an inlaw - after all they are half the family - and research them as well (e.g.,Croke, Ohm, Paternoster).

The families I am working with are the James William/John Pryor line, the Rev. Albert Vogel line, and the Carl August, Johan Schulz line. I have recently added the Smithley and Seaforth/Sieafforth families of Pittsburgh, having recently discovered a family connection. I have created few memorials because the nearest family burial is hundreds of miles from where I live.(I have contributed by helping the local genealogy club record graves.) Also, I have discovered that almost all of the family members I am researching already have memorials, although the vast majority of them have only minimal information, except for info I have previously posted. Additionally, many of these sites have recently lost their original creator, managership having reverted to FAG. In the spirit of helping, I have transferred a few memorials to myself, sites where I intend to add more information. I am more than willing to transfer memorials to anyone who might have closer kinship ties or who might have significant information to offer.

I am a new member of FAG, although I've been contributing for several years.

I love the puzzle aspect of genealogy. Mostly, I love the stories that emerge. Who were these people? What were their lives? I have paid particular attention to the women, who so often simply vanish from the genealogies. I owe much to the research of Ray "Jiggs" Schulz, who compiled genealogies in the pre-computer days, when the work was so arduous. I sometimes become intrigued with the family of an inlaw - after all they are half the family - and research them as well (e.g.,Croke, Ohm, Paternoster).

The families I am working with are the James William/John Pryor line, the Rev. Albert Vogel line, and the Carl August, Johan Schulz line. I have recently added the Smithley and Seaforth/Sieafforth families of Pittsburgh, having recently discovered a family connection. I have created few memorials because the nearest family burial is hundreds of miles from where I live.(I have contributed by helping the local genealogy club record graves.) Also, I have discovered that almost all of the family members I am researching already have memorials, although the vast majority of them have only minimal information, except for info I have previously posted. Additionally, many of these sites have recently lost their original creator, managership having reverted to FAG. In the spirit of helping, I have transferred a few memorials to myself, sites where I intend to add more information. I am more than willing to transfer memorials to anyone who might have closer kinship ties or who might have significant information to offer.