Well, I went off and gave the beautiful Pearl (Williams) Pointer and the Pointer farm their own blog.  So check it out.  See what life was l...

Never, in a million years, did I ever dream that I'd get to see ~truly see~ Pearl's parents & grandparents.  A.O. Williams and h...

Julia Ann (Shearer) Williams She always had her sons, A.O. and Sim, living with her, and so I wasn't really surprised to find that the...

I know I've mentioned it before, but it bares repeating.   Don't forget to look between the lines.  You know.  The census lines?  Th...

Trouble With A Capital "T" I think Pearl had her hands full with her boys.  [Snort.]  If that ain't trouble, I don't kno...

Daniel and Emmaline "Emma" (Belcher) Pointer are buried in Woodland Cemetery in Iowa Center, Story County, Iowa.  I mentioned yest...

The Maxwell, Story County, Iowa Community Historical Society's Museum Their family bible collection. *sigh* © Copyright 2010 Carol...

Like most parents [I'm sure], I go 'round and 'round with my kids to get them to do their chores.  In fact, right now as I write...

Richardson Bros. of Iowa ~ Not Quite Black & White Are These the Richardson Boys of Story Co., Iowa? I found this photo postcard wi...

Wedding Day

Wading Through the Photos and Heirlooms I am defintely not going to say that going through the photos and heirlooms [my husband's famil...

I Can... Last night the kids and I [hubby is out-of-town] went to father-in-law's house to eat some incredibly good grub. [Of course,...

Why Not Norwegian Kringla? "Honey, can you make some Kringla cookies like my mom and my Grandma used to make?" my husband asked...

The term, "hard times" has been tossed around lately, and I don't think that everyone knows what it means exactly. I'm not...