Genealogy and a family trip have made the sacrifices of members of the military and their families more real for me. I was tasked from the prompt at the end of this essay to write about how finding out something about an ancestor had changed how I view that ancestor. I’m deviating from the script… Continue reading Walking a Mile in My Ancestors’ Combat Boots
In honor of Memorial Day, I have chosen to profile an ancestor from my tree who died in the line of duty in World War II. Paul Burton Curry (1922-1945) was born in Ellettsville, Indiana. He graduated from high school in 1940 and entered the University of Indiana as a pre-med student. He entered the… Continue reading Remembering Paul Burton Curry
What would it be like to have lived your entire life without your country ever being involved in war?
