Setting Our Ahnentafel

On page 9 of the Thursday, 8 August 1918 edition of the Pittsburgh Gazette Times , my grandfather Jacob Shapiro of "65 Roberts Street...

The mother of my fifth great-grandfather Abner Rea (1776-1825) is believed to have been Joannah (or Hannah) Kasoinah, wife of James Rea. She...

I recently had cause to obtain for the first time a copy of my Daddy's death certificate. I knew instinctively not to even glance at it ...

I was also fortunate to have the chance to scan in other photos at my cousin's place. Here's one of my great-great-grandmother Mary ...

Thanks to my cousin, with whom I spent most of this past Monday up in Erath Co., TX, I am happy to share a great picture of my Daddy at abou...

I found my great-grandfather Bernard Shapiro in several Pittsburgh city directories from 1907-1914. His identity may possibly be mixed up at...

I'm still working on my style and formatting for this blog, so I apologize for the sometimes uneven work. The important thing is to get ...