The history events of our families are below.  Those events associated with a specific family will have a border color that surrounds the family coat of arms.  Events with a red border have multiple families represented.

European Dark Ages

In the history of Europe, the Dark Ages is the medieval period that lasted from the 4th to the 9th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and represents the early portion of the Middle Ages.

European Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.  Local rule emerges once again after the fall of the Roman Empire.

The Renaissance

The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age.

The New World and the Old World Europe

The early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages of the post-classical era. Although the chronological limits of the period are open to debate, the timeframe spans the period after the late portion of the post-classical age (c. 1500), known as the Middle Ages, through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions (c. 1800).  Historians in recent decades have argued that from a worldwide standpoint, the most important feature of the early modern period was its globalizing character.[1] The period witnessed the exploration and colonization of the Americas and the rise of sustained contacts between previously isolated parts of the globe. The historical powers became involved in global trade, as the exchange of goods, plants, animals, and food crops extended to the Old World and the New World.

American Experience

The new nation with thirteen states on the eastern coast begins a westward expansion.  Our ancestors see this opportunity and eventually settle in small towns in the mid-western states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Minnesota.

Midwestern Life

With the industrial revolution taking hold in the first half of the twentieth century, our relatives raised their families in the midwest.