Quaero Priores
Welcome to Genealogyland. For over three decades, I have conducted a search for my ancestors. Where many people take one line of research back as far as they can, I have chosen a wider approach to the search. Many of my family lines come from the same geographic areas and throughout the generations, they have intermarried. So what is often described as a heredity and family tree, has become a tangle of family vines.
| Some time ago....... I asked an artist cousin to create this picture. "Why an outhouse?", she asked. Because that's what this research sometimes reminds me of.... An outhouse covered with vines. |  Rochelle Lester 2007 |
That kind of thinking may be too deep for some of you to understand. But for those of us who have been Genealogists for a long time, it makes a lot of sense. Nothing you have been told about our ancestors holds up to deep scrutiny. I have found changes in ethnicity, religion, morality and locality. Those family stories rarely hold water and in some cases, investigating specific persons often brings surprises. Stories untold, adventures not rendered; the Genealologists finds them all.
I have put together a site based on my participation in Genealogy which has
always been a mixture of hobby and business. I hope you enjoy your visit here
and if you have any questions please contact
me.
My New Project I am working on a new fiction/biographical book project that will will be based on the life of my uncle Kenneth Sweitzer, who was a career military man. Ken initially joined the Army for W.W.II and served in New Guinea, and the Philippines. After W.W.II, he served in the Army Reserve for several years. He then joined the Navy where he served in Panama, Antarctica (Deep Freeze II) and many other places including the Pentagon. I am specifically seeking anyone who may have served with the 841st Aviation Engineers in the Pacific or the next of kin of anyone who served. I have gathered preliminary general information, but have no specifics about the individual experience in that unit. I am also seeking Navy information about the Operation Deep Freeze Era and any information concerning being stationed in Christchurch, New Zealand. All information is appreciated and welcomed. Everyone who contributes will get a mention in the book. To send me information or to ask any questions about the project please contact me. |
