I have lived in southern Illinois all my life. My aunt Blanche Ray got me started in genealogy years ago by handing me a single sheet of paper with a few names on it and it has ballooned from there. I really enjoy it. It is like putting a puzzle together. By helping others with their family tree, it has helped me by expanding mine. I research the Kelley family on my father's side and the Bradley's on my mother's side. My grandfather's brother Arnold L. Bradley has the Bradley side pretty much covered. He has literally written a book on them.

I have lived in southern Illinois all my life. My aunt Blanche Ray got me started in genealogy years ago by handing me a single sheet of paper with a few names on it and it has ballooned from there. I really enjoy it. It is like putting a puzzle together. By helping others with their family tree, it has helped me by expanding mine. I research the Kelley family on my father's side and the Bradley's on my mother's side. My grandfather's brother Arnold L. Bradley has the Bradley side pretty much covered. He has literally written a book on them.