Friday, December 20, 2019

A STORY
Rain Trueax at Sweethearts Of The West - 1 week ago
by Rain Trueax *Historic photos from Ancestry.com* When we do research on an historic figure, we get the bare facts (which don't always agree). Rarely do we get the emotional stories behind those facts. I live on land that has one of those amazing stories that could fit into a romance-- or not. I know the bare facts, but what lies behind them? That is where imagination takes over. This story begins with two brothers, John and Sebastian Ritner, born in 1804 and 1815 in Helvetia Confederacy, Switzerland. I've been curious as to why and what year they immigrated from there to the Unite... more »

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