I am an amateur historian and genealogist and a writer by trade. I was born and raised in Central Missouri, and with the exception of five years in Texas I have spent all my life here. My parent's families have been in the area since the 1830s.

I am an amateur historian and genealogist and a writer by trade. I was born and raised in Central Missouri, and with the exception of five years in Texas I have spent all my life here. My parent's families have been in the area since the 1830s.