Saturday, October 27, 2007

Ohio Genealogy Trip


First glimpse of my great great grandfather's farm near Canton, Ohio. We were fortunate enough to meet the current owners and to discover that the property has only changed hands twice since the mid 1800s, and to our utter delight, we were taken on a tour of the barns and house, all of which were original. Amazing.

Ohio Amish Country

This photo was taken on my cross-state drive across Ohio this summer. It was a rendezvous of four cousins, a whirlwind genealogical research trip. We started out in Canton, but with branches of the family on both sides of the state, we enjoyed a relaxing midweek road trip. It was my first visit to Ohio and with it came many other "firsts" such as this glimpse of another way of life.