On these pages I will share stories that I think all genealogists will enjoy. You might even find your family here.
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Many of the stories, you will find on this page, are in adobe reader 9. If you do not have it you can get it at the Adobe-Reader download site.
If you like reading poetry, don't forget to check the Family Poetry Page where we have some wonderful poems written by our family.
Nat League has written some wonderful articles while researching the League surname.
The Maryland Historical Society Quarterly Genealogical Magazine has printed some of Nat's stories.
With the permission on the author, to be reprinted here, The Reading Room on Our Family Legends,
offers Nat's stories for your entertainment.
Click link or photo to be taken to the page of his stories.
~ The Writings of Nathaniel League ~
~ Frank's Childhood Memories by Frank Duke. ~
Click link or photo to be taken to the page of his stories.
This is a truly entertaining story, by my cousin Frank, that takes place from 1935 to 1938.
We are very fortunate to have his talents to offer on the Reading Room.
My family history came alive as I laughed at the antics of my cousin as a young boy.
Hopefully Frank will continue on with his stories.
Thank you Frank for giving me permission to share them with our readers.
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Frank has been very busy with his story telling. He has been building a website to tell the story
of his 21 years in the United States Air Force. As usual Frank's story telling will keep you
entertained as you read. I love the way Frank holds nothing back as he tells his colorful tales.
He changes his pages from time to time and adds to them so keep reading, you might find something new he's added.
Thank you Frank for serving our country.
Frank's Air Force Story
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Frank's daughter Becky wrote a tribute to give to her dad one year. Reading her words
gives us the opportunity to know the real Frank, who is a very special man and obviously
a very important father. It's an honor to include Becky's memories of her dad here.
~ Becky Remembers Her Dad (Frank Duke) ~
Frank has sent some wonderful stories for us to read. If you enjoy them let him know.
Click on his photo above to go to his page of memories, where you will find his email address.
Frank is very proud of the stories his family has written.
Below are two memory stories by two of his nieces.
This next story was such a great way to honor one's parents.
Written by Laura(Duke)Trammell, daughter of Bud (Arthur Duke) and Glenda(Humphrey)Duke.
~ A Tribute to Daddy (Bud) ~by Laura Trammell.
Some of this next story, had me laughing as I could just picture all of this happening.
Sally(Wehmeyer)Boggs is the granddaughter of Frank's sister Hazel and the daughter of Sammye(Billington)Wehmeyer.
~ Good Old Memories ~by Sally Boggs.
This next memory is by Carol(Billington)Houston, daughter of Hazel(Duke)Billington.
Her story also was first on the Royal Dukes site.
The grandparents she mentions in her story are Frank's parents. Her and Frank are brother and sister.
~ Memories ~ by Carol Houston.
Becky, Laura, Sally, Carol and I are all granddaughters of George and Belle Duke.
They have passed on a strong need to write down our thoughts.
Memories Of Wesley Arnel Stephens
For those of us who knew him, we can see him telling these stories and hear his laugh.
I will share some of the stories he told me as well, on his trips to California, when time permits me to write them.
He always had this way of making each story bigger than life.
They just might inspire you to write your own memoirs.
As I promised here is the beginning of the Interviews with my Grandmother.
Interviews and Stories of Grandma
Part 1 is from a 1999 video when Grandma was 89 years old.
Interview of Grandma (Flossie Dimple(Duke)Stephens) by Carol League.
Also transcribed by Carol League.
I made a couple of videos of my grandmother for the purpose of interviews for genealogy. She always loved to be involved.
When I ask her to let me ask her questions about her childhood on a movie she was always ready. It amazed her to see herself talking on the television afterwards.
At one time, when I was in college, we had to find someone to diagnose, for one of my psychology classes. I would always go to grandma for anything like that and she would gladly participate.
After I am done transcribing, the interviews, I will try to find that old college paper I did and post it on here also. The answers she gave me were very interesting
and it was at least fifteen years before these video interviews.
Mark Hanes shares his memories of his father, Orval Chris League 1911-1980.
I am sure you will enjoy getting to know Orval through Mark's eyes.
This will be ongoing, while Mark explorese his memories, so check back often.
Here are some of Maureen Bray's memories, of her mother and her childhood.
She is the granddaughter of Artimessa League Cape and daughter of Edith(Cape)Bray and Louis Cape.
Thank you for sharing with us. In Maureen's story she tells us about Clark having two sons.
I wanted to add that Clark and Anie, also had two daughters, Verna Reba and Olive Marie.
Memories by Maureen Bray
~ Growing Up Me ~
by Carol League.
Part of an ongoing autobiography. Not edited as of, yet. Click link to read story.
A few people have ask how they would know when something new is added.
If you send your request to me I will send out a note when I add new content.
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Below are link's to other sites, that have excellent reading material.
Clicking on links takes you away from this site.
They are also on the research page of links.
Make sure to bookmark the page so you can come back.
457 FREE History and Genealogy Books to download or read online.
Online Books
This will take you to Google Books. Register is required, with Google, to read their books. Registration is free of charge.
Many of the books can be read entirely online for free. Some have only a portion of
the book online, but, can be purchased. There are quite a few genealogy books available there.
Search with the word genealogy to see a list. If your research includes the surname Briggs,
you will want to read "The Archives of the Briggs Family" by Samual Briggs.
Be creative in your searches and you might find the perfect reading material.
Chronicles of Oklahoma.
If you family research takes you to, Oklahoma, this site will become one of your favorites.
You can search a surname and possibly find pages of your relatives.
For example; I searched Clark and was able to fill in some of the blanks needed to research further.
An Online Library of Literature
This site brings classic books to the internet.
I love reading what our ancestors read on those cold winter nights, bundled in their blankets, around their fireplaces.
If you enjoy exploring the stories that your grandmother read, as a child, you will love Literature.org.
NEGenWeb Project Resource Center
On Line Library Books of Nebraska. This online library is full of full length books to read.
The history of Nebraska told by the people that lived it make the books valuable reading while doing research.
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