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The Connell family did well with the buying and selling of land, starting with Joseph’s grandfather, George C. Connell. He began purchasing tracts of land in the 1840s on which…

Adam Gaul’s father and grandfather were victims of human trafficking. The story of their experience has been preserved through the generations of that family. It is repeated here because slavery…

Daniel Barry’s father, Marine Corps Sgt. David Barry, was a Civil War veteran, who, with wife Lucy, had four girls and three boys. The oldest one was called Dan.  Sometimes…

There were about 860 people in Greenwich Township, New Jersey the year Thomas was born, which is 100 more than there are today. Sitting on the north shore of the…

Some people see a man who became wealthy on his own and claim “he may not have been born rich, but he had a head start.” John does owe a…

It’s not often that a couple would have nine children and eight of them be boys. A mathematician would call it “statistically improbable,” but Bill Drinkhouse grew up in such…

The cradle grave, shown here, was a popular choice in the late 19th century, which featured space for a flower garden within its borders. This story is taken from a…

Working with metal was a multi-generational passion for the Darby family. Edward’s father, also named Edward, was a metal toymaker near Birmingham, England in the early 1800s. Young Edward had…