I was born and grew up in Galena, Illinois. My mother's entire family history for about 5 generations is rooted in Jo Daviess County, Illinois and in neighboring Grant and Lafayette Counties of Wisconsin.

I have been researching family histories centered in this area for about 15 years, and have a large public tree posted on Ancestry.com. My core families include Schleicher, Metzger, Allen, Brauch, Menzemer, plus the Davenport and Ives families from Henderson County, Illinois

I was born and grew up in Galena, Illinois. My mother's entire family history for about 5 generations is rooted in Jo Daviess County, Illinois and in neighboring Grant and Lafayette Counties of Wisconsin.

I have been researching family histories centered in this area for about 15 years, and have a large public tree posted on Ancestry.com. My core families include Schleicher, Metzger, Allen, Brauch, Menzemer, plus the Davenport and Ives families from Henderson County, Illinois