From the history of my grandmother, Maurine R. Westover, comes these videos sharing a little of what life was like as her mother got ill and had to rely on some direction from Grandma Snow. The 2nd video in particular gives a glimpse into the life and personality of her Grandma Snow (Mary Nielsen Snow). […]
Here’s a great story of Grandma Westover, wife of Arnold and grandma to bunches, including Barta Westover, who shares this story originally told to her, I believe, by her dad, Darrell. Mary Ann Smith Westover was one of our first truly great family historians. The photos that make up the Sam Westover Collection in the […]
We begin a series this week we call “Memories of Mom”, which are brief audio clips of loved ones telling a story about their mothers. Not only does this make for great family history but it also gives us a chance to hear from more voices in the family. First up is cousin Christina Westover […]
Well, it finally happened: I received a call to be a Family History Consultant. It will be my responsibility now to help my neighbors work with Family Search and learn the art of family history. While that doesn’t come packaged with any fear for me I am concerned about doing it right. I felt a […]
Rarely can a complete story be told of a pioneer ancestor that doesn’t come from a personal journal. But through good fortune we have been able to piece together the life Ann Findley Westover lived and present it here in a new video: We cannot help but think that more can be learned of this […]