Gladys Rebecca Parke
I haven’t written much about my father’s mother, Gladys Rebecca Parke. This hasn’t been a deliberate omission on my part. … Continue reading Gladys Rebecca Parke
Category: Redfield
The transatlantic crossings of our immigrant families
A quarter of my ancestors’ families first arrived in North America in the early to mid-18th century. My paternal grandmother … Continue reading The transatlantic crossings of our immigrant families
300 miles in a covered wagon
from Iowa to South Dakota Continue reading 300 miles in a covered wagon
Great-uncle Leroy survived a tornado
even though the family home was destroyed. Continue reading Great-uncle Leroy survived a tornado
The Redfield boys joined the Union Army
and only one came home. Continue reading The Redfield boys joined the Union Army