Nashville Tennessean , 19 February 1956, page 1 My second cousin twice removed Hugh Allen Binkley played in a hillbilly band with Wayne...

My 2nd-great-grandmother 's half-sister Nellie (Cox) McDonough was a good waltzer. She won a prize in a waltzing contest at Shelby Park...

Southtown Economist , 17 October 1943, page 2 My first cousin twice removed Harriet Dahlquist studied organ in 1943, so that she could ...

My first cousin twice removed Kenneth Graham was an entertainer who performed in nightclubs in Florida, mostly in the Miami Beach area. He p...

My maternal grandfather 's sister Geraldine "Jerry" Boe was a dancer. She danced at the Kit-Kat Club in St. Louis, Missouri...

Will Loftin Hargrave, the son of my 5th-great-grandmother 's brother Skelton Hardgrave, was an author and composer. The Library of Congr...

My maternal grandfather 's sister Florence Kathleen Boe (22 November 1909 - 19 October 1992) was a dancer. She began studying dance at t...

My maternal grandmother 's sister Paula Christina (Schneider) Nagy was a violinist. She played first violin with the St. Louis Philha...

Photo from Boston Symphony Orchestra Musicians List Laszlo James Nagy, the husband of my maternal grandmother 's sister Paula Chris...

Booth Tarkington, with signature. Available from Indiana University and Wikimedia Commons .   Today is the birthday of writer Booth Ta...

Delmar Borg, the son of my great-great-grandmother's brother Emil Borg, was a talented singer. As a student at Chesterton High School in...

My great-grandmother's sister Juliet Dahlquist was a member of the Swedish Choral Club of Chicago, Illinois. In 1920, she traveled to No...

My grandmother Margaret Ann (Schneider) Boe was a talented pianist. She played in many different styles: classical, popular, and improvise...

April is Jazz Appreciation Month , so it is a good time to write about my first cousin Steve Slagle . Steve is a jazz saxophonist and has be...