Gathering My Bunch

I've been working online discovering the genealogy of my family for about a year now. Before Internet and the World Wide Web, I did some genealogy by searching through old courthouse records and visiting cemeteries. Wow, the resources online make is so much easier but the amount of information can be overwhelming.

I wanted to be able to tell the stories I've found during my search. Finding out the names of people, who their parents were, who were their children, who were their siblings ... well, that is interesting but it is just facts. I want to know more than facts. I want to share the stories with others so that they are not forgotten. That is why I decided to start this blog. It will be a work in progress. As I discover something I think is interesting and is "the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey would say, I will blog about it here. That means it may be really random at times. I know I will probably change how I blog at different times due to the fact that this blog will always be a work in progress. I hope that those of you that take this journey along with me, will enjoy the stories I uncover.

I would like to make a note regarding the title of my blog. It is a nod to my step-sister, Penny Rose Rossa. Last summer my mom and I had the privilege of visiting with Penny, her daughter Ashlyn and her dad, Bob. During the visit a lady came over to where we were sitting. The lady obviously suffered from Alzheimer's and she was upset. It seems as though she was looking for her bunch. Penny told her (motioning to all of us sitting there) we were "her bunch", meaning we were Penny's family. That meant so much to Mom and me. We loved the term and have used it often since that visit. So my search through the past (and present) is "gathering my bunch". Thanks, Penny Lynn!