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This is a list of recent updates and daily ramblings about this journey of self discovery.

Recent Updates

• 2006-05-24 Volunteered for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness.
• 2006-05-21 Found family info on James Yuill and ancestors
• 2006-05-20 Found link between Teeple’s McNeils and Johnson’s MacNeills
• 2006-05-15 Uploaded 2 dozen census docs
• 2006-05-12 New Orleans Photos (not really family related)
• 2006-05-11 Added a map and some photos from Kathryn Morley.
• 2006-04-23 Site redesign, new pages, new sections.
• 2006-04-21 Hooked 500 images from photo albums to family tree records, 4051 individuals in tree.
• 2006-04-21 Met and exchanged emails with Robert Frei, who I think might be related through the mabees?
• 2006-04-20 Met and exchanged emails with Bob Ferrett and Don Ferrett, related through the Hastings. They sent a great picture of Robert and Mary Ann Hastings at their log cabin, with information about where the farm was. Great stuff. Still hoping to get permissions to post that image.
• 2006-04-19 Family Tree, second attempt
• 2006-04-18 Pike Family Reunion in Colorado

  Got an email from my Mom that there is a huge 250th celebration by the Pike Family out in Colorado this summer. I would absolutely love to get out there for this.

• 2006-04-15 Surname list of people on the site
• 2006-04-15 Exchanged emails with Hank Bensley. Hank is the son-in-law to Wayne Bensley, who served on the Anne Arundel (AP-76) with Willis “Buddy” Teeple in WWII. Hope to hear more from them.
• 2006-04-15 Exchanged emails with Betty Teeple Freer. Jaime forwarded the site links to his aunts, and she wrote back with some label corections for the Teeple images.
• 2006-04-10 Finished album 2 from Milo Johnson house.

  All finished.

• 2006-04-09 Met and exchanged emails with Jaime Taylor, related through Wanda Hastings.
• 2006-04-09 45 images in new photo album from Milo Johnson house.

  The start of the third photo album from Milo Johnson house in Harrisville. Johnsons, Teeples, Hastings, Merkels,Tates

• 2006-03-29 Julie’s collection

  Photos of Julie’s life and times

• 2006-03-29 Email from Aunt Marian. She gave permission to post the rest of her Portrait of a Brother, and mentioned that Bob has about 10 pounds of family history documents from Hastings and Kenneth Conklin. That alone is enough reason to make the 4th of July reunion.
• 2006-03-29 Grandma White

  Start of a photo album of Masters side of the family

• 2006-03-20 Met and exchanged emails with Jackie Towner. She is related through William E Towner. Also met Pat Holling, who is related to Towners, but maybe not ours.
• 2006-03-19 Family tree

  The first crack at a family tree. Mostly based on Milo’s work, and Susan Quinn’s work.

• 2006-03-19 New photo album from Milo Johnson house.

  The start of the second photo album from Milo Johnson house in Harrisville. Johnsons, Towners, Mulfords so far.

• 2006-03-18 Maps and Land Records and Houses

  A collection of maps, land records, house descriptions and house photos

• 2006-03-17 Preserve Me God, in Thee I Put My Trust

  by F Gerald Johnson

  A song (music and lyrics) written by Jerry Johnson. Based on the 16th Psalm

• 2006-03-17 Playlist from Elks Convention 1977

  by F Gerald Johnson

  playlist written on inside of Elks Convention handout. Found in pocket trumpet case behind the velvet

• 2006-03-17 My Buddy

  by Bertha Rose Amelia White Masters

  excerpt from “A Book in Progress” by B.R.M. (Bertha Rose Masters)

• 2006-03-17 Christmas Poem

  by John Paul Masters

  excerpt from “A Book in Progress” by B.R.M. (Bertha Rose Masters)

• 2006-03-16 Frederick O Teeple descendants

  by Anne Rahamut (a Teeple relative from Ontario.

  Contact me to read it (it is not mine to share)

• 2006-03-16 The “Skinny” Poem

  by Bertha Rose Amelia White Masters

  excerpt from “A Book in Progress” by B.R.M. (Bertha Rose Masters)

• 2006-03-08 Met and exchanged emails with Diana Zografos. She is on vacation in Mexico, so follow up with some emails later..
• 2006-03-08 Descendants of Richard Pyke Pike
  Descendants of Richard Pyke Pike

  A PDF file of descendants of Richard Pyke (SIR RICHARD PYKE was born Abt. 1360 in City unknown, County unknown, United Kingdom, and
  died Abt. 1410 in Pikes Ash, Moorlinck Parish, West Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England.) Who is an ancestor of my through my maternal grandfather John Paul Masters

  File generously received from Catherine Evans-Edwards. Contact me to read it (it is not mine to share)

• 2006-03-07 Met and exchanged emails with Tom Teeple and John Teeple. They are related through Fred Teeple. They are also showing the pictures to their mom and others. They would love more pictures of any Teeples.
• 2006-03-07 Met and exchanged emails with Catherine Evans-Edwards. She is related through my Masters line. She is sending me her Pike family history.
• 2006-03-07 Portrait of a Brother

  excerpt from story “Portrait of a Brother” by Marian G Johnson Merkel Shiffler. This section about Clifford O Teeple (Grandpa Teeple). More to come.

• 2006-03-05 Met and exchanged emails with Linda Teeple Fairchild. She is related through Fred Teeple. She also sent the site info along to her younger brother Tom.
• 2006-03-05 Church History from Harrisville

  Typewritten meeting minutes mentioning Gerald Johnson elected to Board of Trustees.

• 2006-03-05 Met and exchanged emails with Anne Rahamut. She runs the Teeple People website

  She said she would send a printed Teeple Family Tree.

• Milo Genealogy Notebook, retyped, first page.

  A typewritten index produced by Milo N. Johnson circa 1975. Contains lists of people and an index of where they are mentioned in the “Book of Genealogy”. No idea what this book is, but there is a mention of a book by Milo Napier Johnson in a library in West Virginia.

• Milo Genealogy Notebook – PDF (10 MB, OCRed, not spell checked)

  A typewritten index produced by Milo N. Johnson circa 1975. Contains lists of people and an index of where they are mentioned in the “Book of Genealogy”.