Our Family Has Grown

Song - Family Tradition by Hank Williams Jr.

Some chapeau huh?  

I have been working on my family tree since I was a teenager and would record my Italian grandparents stories and share family photos.  It is something I have always been fascinated by.  It is kind of like putting together a puzzle and making sure everything fits.

Since September 17th, I have an even larger family thanks to Andy & Ashley's wedding!

The woman in the photo above is named Amy Wilson Ross 

and she is Ashley's second Great-Grandmother. 

Isn't she a beauty?

This is her husband, George Clark Matson -

Ashley's second Great-Grandfather.

Above is a "selfie" taken in the 1870's. Such a handsome couple.

Then they had children.....

and her sister moved in....

Mama is looking pretty good still but dad is losing his spark.

They had 3 more children after this was taken.

Just imagine that photo!

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey
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"A people without the knowledge of their past history, 

origin and culture is like a tree without roots." 

--Marcus Garvey