My Roots Run Deep
Stories From My Family History
The Honey Bear
Our families first deer, Bambi, came from a man in Danville who had collected animals. He had a wild array of animals and had decided to get rid of them. I still remember going to his house and waiting in the house seeing his monkey and others while my dad went out to...
Buffalo Escape… Why have Buffalo? (Others escaped too)
Buffalo who have escaped in the next county have been all over the news this week. A family that farms has been raising them for meat and a herd broke the fence. The school bus was driving their route and happened to come upon a herd of buffalo and alerted everyone....
Look alikes and Kindergarten….
Hearing someone say that a whole group of people look alike and it's all DNA reminded me of kindergarten and the fun a friend and I would have swapping places. The teacher couldn't tell us apart, and we had a great time with that. We both had short brown hair and...
Grandpa McArdle
My grandfather Clifford McArdle (1916-1943) died young in a tragic accident. He was quite a character though! (and he came from a family of unique individuals) My grandfather McArdle lost his mother young (at 6) and was raised by his father (who was trick shooter,...
Famous Distant Cousins?
Jared Ingersoll was an American lawyer and signer of the U.S. Constitution. Ingersoll is my cousin through the McArdle line. Officially he's listed as my 4th cousin 7x removed, which makes him very distant... but still in my tree. I usually don't take my tree out this...
Playing in Water!
Today was a great day to run down and play in the river. We have lots of land on the river, so we chose a spot with a sandbank. There were minnows swimming in the water, old mussel shells under the water, and fishing lines hanging from the bridge. I walked both...
