August 5, 2014

So I started this Blog then ended up getting so busy that I never got back to it and so I know it is lack luster. Granted not sure if anyone is interested or will even find this Blog.
I went to Wheeling, WV and was able to collect a lot of photos from a family member. Most are of Galian and Bill Mithell along with his sister Peg Mitchell Springer. One find though was a photo album from what I believe is Rebecca J North Mitchell. She was married to William Mitchell. I wish I could just copy and past the Ancestry.com family tree here but have not been able to figure out how to do that.

I was not able to find the headstone of Alexander and Martha Mitchell in West Lib as most of the stones are warn away by time and elements and a portion of the cemetery is now covered by a tree which has split and fallen over some of the headstones.I will not stop though and will try again next year. In the mean time I am going to try and contact someone that may know the location, but I have not found a care taker who officially cares for the cemetery.

If you happen to be from the Wheeling area including Washington PA and are related to a Mitchell, Kennedy, Ridgley, North, Duvall or any number of names in the tree I have please contact me. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/37776501/family

As the tree grows and grows it is harder to keep track of the who, what, where and when's! While ancestry.com is a great tool I hate paying that fee every month and wish there was something else out there to store the information and sort it. So if you have any suggestions please let me know!

So that is all for now...I will try to update more often and will be adding photos as soon as I can scan them in.

7-28-14 Road Trip to Wheeling, WV

So I am getting ready to go to an annual family reunion which always sparks my interest again in my roots and family tree. Last year when I went to Wheeling I spent a day traipsing around cemeteries but my hard work paid off and ended up finding a lot of what I was looking for. Tons of family headstones, but not all. 

As I look forward to my roadtrip to Wheeling this week I hope to start and keep this Blog in hopes of connecting with distant relatives that have stories to share.