Welcome!

Welcome to my Family History blog! This website is intended to be a place to collect and share the information and stories I find as I deep dive into a particular family line of my genealogy. I really like to understand the political, economic, and emotional factors that helped shape the lives of people from prior time periods. 

Although not a historian by trade, my prior work as a PhD biophysical chemist provides me with professional research/publication expertise, and I have been exploring my family history for over 35 years now. I attempt to use credible sources and to apply a critical eye to the information I collect. However, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of everything I post here, and it will be a work in progress. Regardless, I will try to list my sources so that you can further verify on your own. I rely on Wikipedia a lot for links to general historical topics that readers may need to refresh on in order to better understand the context I am discussing.

Of note, I also do not post much in the way of specific birth/death/marriage dates in this material. I think services like FamilySearch.org, Wikitree.com, and Ancestry.com do a better job of that than I could, and I try to provide links to my information on those within the text. You can find most of my sources for these documents on Ancestry.com as well. Of note, if you are having trouble navigating the side on a phone or tablet, try using the "switch to web version" option at the bottom of the page.

If you find that you are related in some way, and/or have information of your own to share, I would love to hear from you! (evelynvigdahl@gmail.com)

Family Line Links: (WikiTree.com)(Ancestry.com)