August 17, 2009

I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen with this blog, but I've had friends tell me I should start one. I had no idea what to do with it, or what subject to pursue until I went to my family reunion yesterday. My cousin Shirley gave me a journal that our grandfather kept and it suddenly came to me that maybe writing about my family would be as good a place to start as any. So here goes.
My grandparents were George and Mary Winkelman. They lived in or near West Alexandria, Ohio most of their lives. Being the parents of 12 children, you would assume there would be a lot to write about. Obviously, I can't possibly know everything, so I'm inviting all members of the family to share their thoughts and memories.
Since I have Grandpa's journal, I think I'm going to start there. I also have a scrapbook that belonged to my Great-Grandfather McGregor. What I plan to do over time is include any journals, newspaper articles, letters, geneology, and anything else that seems to be appropriate. This part of the blog will be for memories, and I will add places to put the other additions.