A Sudden Immigration to America
This week I've been sorting through old boxes full of outdated Family Tree Maker© files. What an overwhelming job! Yes, they're outdated, but I have to make sure the information…
Stories and research from the Dilley and Shepard family trees.
The Story of Dilleys Road
Did you ever wonder how some roads get their names? Many of them are named after the people who lived on them, building their homes and their lives on the…
My Blue Ribbon 4-H Project
When I was a kid, I joined Brownies. No, not a cooking class. This was the precursor to Girl Scouts. All the other girls in my class were joining, so…
That Bastard Art Shepard!
"That bastard Art Shepard!" The first time my grandmother, Grace Shepard Dilley, uttered these words in front of us, my brother and I were dumbstruck. Grandma! Really? Yes, based on…
Got Everything Packed, Honey?
Wisconsin in the late 1800s was all about farming. The dream of many of its settlers was to clear land and farm. Not so with my great-grandfather, Leroy Dilley. He…
Cemetery Hunting
"Honey, where should we go on our next family road trip?" "Let's go out east. There are so many old cemeteries we can visit!" Being the child of amateur genealogists,…