England has 48 counties, also known as shires. Originally, England was run by various tribes whose boundaries were always in flux. When...

It is always fun to find evidence of the early ancestors today. In the case of John Randall, I found that his son's house still exists in...

I have tracked my family back to the Viking kings, and most Norwegian Americans pride themselves if they can do it. But my wife’s...

Note: Several years ago, my good friend and cousin of my wife, Thor Springer, shared what life was like for pioneer women. I have been...

Since some of the Cooks and the Millers ended up in Detroit, known as Motor City USA, in the 1900s, it is not strange to find some of...

The written records of the Prince Family go back to the 1400s in Oxfordshire, England. Even though its name implies royalty, in the...

Continuing in my series of ancestorial veterans, this article identifies Cook family ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War. In...

In the last article, I honored family members who served in the Civil War. I thought I would take a step backward and recognize...

November 11th is Veterans’ Day and I thought it might be interesting to write an article about the Civil War Veterans in the family tree....

Clella Cook was born on August 10, 1913, in the home of her grandmother, Cora Cook, at 1020 Isaac Street in Lansing, Michigan. She was...

I never met my father-in-law, Carl Richard Miller, who passed away several years before I entered the picture. Perhaps anyone marrying...

Yes, your surname could have ended up with Beadle if you are a Cook ancestor. Eight generations of your Beadle ancestors, or for nearly...