11. Re: Union

The photo above looks like any informal gathering at a local watering hole, but it represents several decades of genealogical research and serves as a potent indicator of just how linked we’ve all become in the age of the internet.  That graying guy in the...

10. The guy we all followed

I haven’t yet gotten into my father’s amazing military career, but take just a moment to read this beautifully written, indeed virtually poetic, description of him by one of his World War II men: ==> Anyone wanting to know why I understandably idolized...

9. Wikitree Strikes Again

The days and weeks after October 11, 2015 were some of the most intense in our by now decades long search to unravel the mysteries of my Dad’s family.  The second cousin who contacted me that day turned out to be a treasure trove of information on the...

8. The family tree flowers

Here are a couple of fun Kauffman facts:  all of the Kauffman men in my Dad’s generation (meaning him and his two brothers) were left handed.  That trait was passed down to me, with an added odd piece of trivia:  my birthday is October 6, and both my...