I'm a family historian researching my roots since I was a young teenager, now more than 50 years. I have written several short biographies on various family members and continue working on others. I've also produced a few short videos of family history related subjects on my YouTube channel at the link below.

Among my progenitors is my fourth great-grandfather William Bloom (1752-1828) who was one of the earliest pioneer settlers of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where I was born. His posterity now numbers in the tens of thousands and their families, and far-reaching influence, have spread to every corner of the country.

See my video, regarding those of us dedicated to this work, "We are the Story Tellers" at this link:
https://youtu.be/yvM4bThjcSU

My more than 50 years of research is available at my genealogy website "Clearfield Descendants" at ClearfieldDescendants.com It contains nearly 26,000 names with 9,400 families and more than 4,500 unique surnames. I hope those with family connections to Clearfield County, Pennsylvania will find it useful.

Permission is given to anyone to use, for any non-profit purpose, any headstone photo I've posted here. Credit would be appreciated, as follows: Rick Gleason, email: [email protected].

My Genealogy/Family History Website:
https://clearfielddescendants.com/

My YouTube Channel:
http://bit.ly/RavenswoodFilmsVideos