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Category: Stories

Some of the stories I’ve found (and embellished with imagination) while going through all these family documents are amazing and simply must be shared. Most of these stories will eventually find their way into the Genealogy program and be linked to the individuals they concern. Or at least I’ll link from here over to there someday.

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The Beauty and Mystery of Memorial Day

28-May-201831-May-20181

So many of my fellow Americans have honored Memorial Day by telling the tales of their relatives’ heroism, honor, and sacrifice. They are lovely and great stories, inspiring us all to be better, to do more, to be worthy. I’d like to tell a different kind of story about a …

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Our Truly American Roots

01-Jan-201531-May-20180

While I haven’t traced every ancestor back to “before they were here”, every single immigrant that I have found came to this country prior to 1776. They came from Ireland, Scotland, England, and Germany. They came here, made a life, made a family, and made a great nation. The migration …

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Coincidence – God winked at Samuel Scott Riffle

01-Jan-201531-May-20180

Coincidence – a wink from God letting you know you’re headed in the right direction. There’s a great story of coincidence in our very own family. Samuel Scott Riffle, known to most (even his wife) as Mr. Riffle, had the kind of tough upbringing that was sadly quite common in …

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Lafayette Riffle / Marquis de Lafayette Tribble

01-Jan-201513-Sep-20180

In many ways, this man is responsible for 30 years worth of genealogical pondering. When Mom started researching the Riffle family, he immediately became the major “brick wall” ancestor. She talked about him, speculated about him (and Amanda) and that triggered my fascination with the entire field of genealogy. This …

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