Family Roots Links

Family revives winemaking after more than 100 years

By Kathryn Reed SOMERSET – Wine was something the Skinner family drank, not something they made. At least that was what Mike and Carey Skinner thought. Then they started to discover their roots and decided to cultivate them. The Skinner family’s roots in the El Dorado County wine scene date to the 1860s. James Skinner came to the [...]

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IPOH (Herald Malaysia): Chinese New Year is about remembering our Christian roots and wanting to share Jesus with friends, family and neighbours.

Kings' Thornton, Smart linked by Louisiana roots

Keith Smart and Marcus Thornton have been in a battle the past few days – for tickets.

Nigeria: Borno Bombings - Survivor Traces Roots to Kaduna

[Daily Trust] Kaduna - Sixteen year-old Halima Ibrahim, the only survivor of a family, which was wiped out in the bombing in Bulunkutu, Borno State, is in Kaduna to trace her grand-parents. Halima, who spoke to newsmen on Friday, said she found her way to Kaduna through the Jama'atul Nasril Islam (JNI), which is assisting her to trace her grandparents, who she last saw 7 years ago.

Early GJ settler, born a slave, was noted orchardist

This is the first in a three-part series about Harry Butler’s family, whose Grand Junction roots stretch back to 1888.