Introduction to this Family History Blog

For several years now, I have been researching the family history of my father, David Aaron Noll. I have discovered and gathered together a great deal of interesting stories, pictures, and facts about the Nolls, the Bards, and other families that branch off of them in my family tree. And yet, there is so much more still to discover! Nevertheless, I have decided that it is time to begin sharing some of my findings. I have several reasons for this.

First, while it is tempting to hold off on reporting my findings until I complete my research, I know that in reality I will never be finished. There will always be more research to do, if not in basic facts about a person, then in contextual research about a person's life.

Second, by sharing my research, I may eventually connect with distant family members who I do not yet know. Such new acquaintances are valuable in themselves--they're family! However, another benefit is that there may be materials, stories, and facts that are relevant--but I am not yet aware of--to a person that I write about. If you are reading this blog and find that you have= additional information about a person in our family that I have written about, please share it with me! 

For each blog post, I will share my current research findings on the biography of an individual in the family tree of my paternal grandparents, Aaron William Noll and Beatrice B. Bard. To make it more engaging, I will post the article on the anniversary of an important date in that person's life. I hope to produce a new blog post about once per month.

Since in many cases, I'll be writing about people who are many generations removed from the present, it would be helpful for you to view a family tree. I maintain an updated family tree on the Ancestry.com website. I'd be happy to share it with you! You'll just have to send me your email address. In addition, you would have access to all the basic facts that I've compiled about each person in it.

I hope you enjoy reading about my--and in the case of most readers, our--family history!