Click here for the story on Locke Whiskey I've often wondered about why one of the sons of Elias and Sarah Locke was named Antrim....

This year we did an abbreviated version of our annual cousins reunion, FTGO (For Touby Girls Only), in honor of the original five Touby wome...

Daniel Graff left Germany for America in 1840.  Crossing the Atlantic took 61 days, then 10 more days to reach New Orleans.  From there he t...

I have invited several relatives to my dining room table these last few weeks.  Little by little they have been sharing their stories.  All ...

This account is from the New York Daily Times , June 9, 1853.  It was published just one week after the arrival of many Graf family...

Knowing that many of my Graf relatives arrived in New York on June 1, 1853, I decided to check some newspaper accounts of immigrant arrivals...

 I've heard stories about corn husking contests... this one involves creative team spirit!  Emmett Touby and Albert Hensler went to tow...