My interest in genealogy started when I was a teen. I never knew my mother's mother since she'd passed away when I was an infant but she'd led such a fascinating life I kept bugging my mother for more and more information on her. Family from the Azores, born/raised in Hawaii, was going to become a nun then... met my grandfather, they started a dairy in CA... amazing people and I've always looked up to her and all my grandparents! So - she was the start of the interst in family history.

My interests, however, have blossomed since then since then. When I married my wife I took an interst in her family genealogy as well... always something to look up! The never ending search.

The pictures I've posted on Findagrave.com are free for those to use as they would like. If you'd like to drop me a note before using them I'd love to hear from you but it's not necessary.

Happy Hunting!

Rick McIntire