I was born in Harrisburg, PA and lived on a farm nearby for eight years before my family moved to Tampa, Florida. We spent every summer visiting relatives in and near Harrisburg,and going to the Conrad Farner Family Reunion at Willow Mill Park near Carlisle.

After a gap of 20 years I re-visited my home state and now enjoy going back as often as possible to Cumberland and Dauphin County areas. Maybe one day I'll get to move back.

I've only been doing genealogy research since 2005 and enjoy putting the puzzle pieces of my heritage together. Over the past years I've grown to love tromping around old cemeteries and photographing headstones.