My name is Beth Thurston, and I have been working on my family history since  1974, when my Mother and Grandparents started to tell me the oral history of  the family.

When they died within six months of each other, I cleaned out the house they  all lived in, and I found a box full of family heirlooms and family history. I  decided to compile everything and actually learn who the people were; the   family members they talked about all the time.

I started before the internet was available to me, and went to the libraries  and cemeteries in the areas of Indiana where they came from, to do my  research.  Writing letters and waiting for lookups; the mail was the highlight  of my days.

Then I 'went online" and I haven't stopped and probably never will.  This is  an ongoing project, and I hope cousins, relations,and/or interested people  will sign my guestbook and email me with corrections or just chit chat.  I  love to share my research, so don't be shy, drop a line!!