Of my great-grandparents, David Clark's biography leaves me with more questions than I can expect to answer. Maybe that's okay.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/04/03/ahnentafel-20-david-ulysses-clark-1872-1948/

Another installment of the Callin families who stayed in Milton Township, Ohio, after the first generation of settlers (James and John) died.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/04/01/those-who-remained-iv-hugh-and-james/

I didn't think I had much to add to his story, but there always seems to be more to say if you just dig down a little bit.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/03/20/ahnentafel-18-howard-ray-witter-1890-1963/

Bertha and John were another couple who were clearly best friends for 50 years. Here's how I see these funny, interesting people.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/03/13/ahnentafel-17-bertha-may-greenlee-1885-1971/

Making assumptions and generalizations about who "belongs" is a mistake as old as America itself. Our own history shows that arguments warning of seemingly permanent, intolerable differences between groups of people should not be treated with the weight that people give them.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/03/11/thoughts-from-a-heritage-american/

Expanding on the story of John Q. Callin; a man who led a life too quiet to call "dynamic" but too active to call "quiet"!

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/03/06/ahnentafel-16-john-quincy-callin-1879-1956/

I've been hesitant to dive as deeply into this tool as I have with some of the others. Perhaps your mileage will vary?

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/03/04/hamp-harmonizing-with-myheritage/

Last week, our Ahnentafel reached its first milestone as we talked about the last of my childrens' Great Eight. Here's a summary of facts about that Generation.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/02/27/my-kids-great-eight-an-appraisal/

Even those who remained don't seem to have stayed put for long. A generation after Ann and Henry Campbell, their Campbell descendants were scattered far to the south and west of Ohio.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/02/25/those-who-remained-iii-the-campbells/

I only know the outlines of most of Merilyn's story - fuzzy outlines, with a few small details. The one thing that looms largest was the worst thing that happened to her.

http://mightieracorns.com/2026/02/20/ahnentafel-15-merilyn-martin-1923-1997/