Welcome history lovers and ancestry searchers!

Welcome to my blog! My name is Anthony Beals and I've long had a love for history and recently I've developed a deep interest in my ancestry. So in this blog I plan to share my love of historical events, historical fiction and non-fiction, and most of all my ancestry. My hope is that maybe my blog will help distant and close relatives of mine better connect with their ancestry.

First, let's start with my ancestry. As far back as I've been able to trace my ancestry I have found that I have Scottish, English, French, Swiss, German, and Slovakian heritage. On my dad's side I have early ties to Colonial America, Nova Scotia, and French Canadian ancestry in Quebec. Many of those ancestors lived in the colonies of Massachusetts, Conneticut, and Rhode Island. On my mother's side most of my ancestors didn't come over until the mid-1800s.

Next, I'm a huge history buff. Another thing I would to do is to pass along books, movies, and TV shows that I like in the hopes that others find them and come to enjoy them like I do. I'd also like to write about historical events that I'm really interested in.

I always welcome feedback and ideas for future blogs. So comment and pass along this blog to others with an interest in these things.

Below are some photos of three of my great grandparents. Top photo is a photo of the Ackermanns from Germany, my 5th great grandparents. They are Christian (1794-1844) and his wife, Caecilia (born Platz; 1796-1865). The bottom photo is of my great grandfather Benedict Ochaba (later name changed to Orson) from Slovakia (1882-1963).