Armchair Geneology is one of my passions. Family history and cultural influences have intrigued me from an early age. My husband and I also enjoy fishing and canoing, visiting with friends and family, especially our sons and their families. I relax with a little geneology research as time allows.

I am researching family sites in North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, California and Montana. My focus is Gustafson and Dighton families of Fingal, Tower City, Alice and Fargo, ND; Detroit Lakes, MN, Canada, Lillehammer Norway and Stockholm Sweden; Heister of Austin, MN and ND; Skelton/Johnson of Moose Lake, MN; Tiemessen of New Hampton, IA . . . originally Netherlands; also Kepplinger of IL and Germany. My husband’s family surnames include Higgins, Pierce, McAskill, and LeBeau of Northern MN, MI, Canada, France, Scotland and Ireland.

Thank you to all who have photographed and left flowers for our family gravesides or entered online information for all to visit easily. I look forward to meeting you as we volunteer our time, talents and research. Please share or suggest changes or updates you may come across. I am happy to hear from friends and family old and new.