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  • April 24, 2026

Snapshots of Re-Membering

Re-membering is the gentle art of gathering what time has scattered, a return of love, grief, and heritage to the center of our lives, where the dead are not lost but continue within us, shaping who we are and who we are becoming.

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April 7, 2026 · by: JnK Davis

Fruit of the Family Tree

Every family tree hides a little wonder. Among its branches and leaves, past the names and stories, there is sometimes a bit of unexpected fruit—sweet, bright, and waiting to be discovered. Now Ridge Haven offers online access to its digital harvest, inviting family members to gather treasured stories with just a click.

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March 25, 2026 · by: JnK Davis

Michael Dragoo At A Colonial food Demonstration

A Seat at the Ancestors’ Table

Step into the hearth-lit kitchens of the 1750s–1780s. In Colonial Comfort Foods, Michael Dragoo turns authentic recipes and cooking methods into a vivid bridge to family history—helping us taste what it was like to be our ancestors, one dish at a time.

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February 14, 2026 · by: JnK Davis

Victorian letters and photos accompany a letter, pocket watch and candle

The Torchbearer Project

A Century of Family Voices. Imagine discovering a time capsule filled with letters from your ancestors — stories, hopes, and blessings written just for you. Their words would be a gift through time, a bridge between lives … Now, it’s our turn to be that bridge.

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October 18, 2025 · by: JnK Davis

The Boy Between Banks

Before the Barrackville bridge crossed Buffalo Creek, a boy named John Dragoo stood between two worlds. Born to a Shawnee mother and a captured settler father, his story flickers at the edges of recorded history—brief, brave, and half-forgotten, like footprints along a shifting, ancestral riverbank.

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August 18, 2025 · by: JnK Davis

Frolicking with Family

While some folk will do almost anything to avoid family get-togethers, the Dragoo Family descendants will do almost anything to hang out and talk with each other.

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September 16, 2023 · by: JnK Davis

The Search for Almeda Ewing Carr

Anderson Shaffer Ewing and Exile Liberty Parker married in Utah about 1865. Shortly afterward, they traveled to Gallatin County, Montana. Martha Parker-Ross and Orpha joined them. Mysterious unproven stories circulated about their move to Montana

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July 22, 2023 · by: JnK Davis

Picture of Vi Parsons Rooster Apron Design on a rod iron dress form

A Portal Into the Past

Our Carr Davis family is a potpourri of wordsmiths and creative artists. Among them, one of the most prolific is Vi Parsons. A true weaver of words and history, Vi is the author of five books and countless published articles.

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July 4, 2023 · by: JnK Davis

Nadine Tripp in a swing at Snelling Park 1981

Resurrecting the Family

The one thing that is consistent about life is that it always changes. With the help of the previous generations, we ready ourselves for Family Re-membering.

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April 9, 2023 · by: JnK Davis

More Than A New Year, A New Life

On her 93rd birthday, our friend LaVerne Grell told us her secret to a long, healthy, joyful life: “eat your dessert first and celebrate everything!”

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December 31, 2022 · by: JnK Davis

Three Carr Brothers…and Three Sisters

Our story begins with children of John J. and Tellitha Emmaline (nee Hussong) Carr.

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May 10, 2022 · by: JnK Davis

Early Dragoo Family History

It used to be called Arm Chair Travel–an exploration of exotic lands and interesting people. But this pictorial guide is more than just visiting far away exciting places, it is a travel back in time.

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January 23, 2020 · by: JnK Davis

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