Tales from the past

Recently, while working on my family tree, I discovered some pictures from the past regarding my family which are straight decendants of Germany...

 this is a picture of my grandfather which was taken in 1909 when he was only a few months old....

this is a picture a of him at age 5 during his first year of school at St. Joseph's Catholis School in Blakeslee, Ohio......

and finally, this is a picture of my great-grandfather Raymond Stoy's draft card from WWI in 1917.

It is amazing to me all of the history you can find regarding your ancestory if you only dare to try. I have pictures, birth certificates, death certificates, military records and so much more...information on family members that I never knew....if you are of a curious nature, try researching your ancestors. It is amazing what you can find.