My mother started the work on our family heritage years ago. Her work was written in longhand with arthritic fingers before computers and the internet. After she passed away I decided that I should carry on the project in her honor. While that may have been an admirable thought at the time, it is only now that I am realizing the significance of the gift that she passed on to me and my family. Much of this information may have been lost or extremely difficult to reconstruct. I will be ever grateful to Mom for initiating this project, however, I now realize that the importance of this endeavor is not for her or me but for my grandchildren and future generations who, like I, will probably not have asked the family enough questions while they had the opportunity.

My mother started the work on our family heritage years ago. Her work was written in longhand with arthritic fingers before computers and the internet. After she passed away I decided that I should carry on the project in her honor. While that may have been an admirable thought at the time, it is only now that I am realizing the significance of the gift that she passed on to me and my family. Much of this information may have been lost or extremely difficult to reconstruct. I will be ever grateful to Mom for initiating this project, however, I now realize that the importance of this endeavor is not for her or me but for my grandchildren and future generations who, like I, will probably not have asked the family enough questions while they had the opportunity.