My Vermilyea Cousin in Fairbanks, Alaska
Lucia and I flew to Alaska last month!
It was an amazing trip and we hope to return. We encourage anyone who has not been to consider it. It is as advertised - majestically beautiful and naturally wilder than any place in the lower 48. …
Distant Cousins with Familiar Names, Part I
This summer, I fortuitously connected with two distant cousins who share unusual surnames from my family tree:
Tabele
Wührlin
The Tabele family is a branch in my father's tree; the Wührlin family is a branch in my mother's. This…