Welcome to Oakesville
The Story of Oakesville
When I was a boy my dad told me something that has stayed with me ever since, and has been borne out by the experience of these thirty-odd intervening years. I don't recall the exact circumstances, but I imagine I'd been complaining about one of my brothers or sisters.
"You know, Skip," he said, "when I was your age I had no use whatsoever for anyone in my household; especially my sister. But as I've grown older I've really come to appreciate the value that family connections bring to my life."
And while I can't claim to have achieved a profound degree of maturity in my middle age, I certainly have advanced far enough to perceive the wisdom of my father's words. (Continue...)
Recent Happenings
- Rich recently joined Waddell & Reed, a financial services company, as a financial planner/advisor. If you'd like to chat with Rich about his new career or have any questions for him, feel free to contact him at 303-322-2122 (x141). Or check out Waddell & Reed's website: www.wadell.com!
- Isabelle and I traveled to Big Sur for Todd and Charlie's wedding. Check out the Oakesville photos, and also their Photobucket site.
- We also attended Chris and Kara's wedding in Sayulita, Mexico. Take a look at the photos.
- I finally acquired a photo of George Lewis Oakes, which means now I have the complete set of all my great-great grandparents, on both the Oakes and the Sickels sides. We still have a way to go for Isabelle's ancestors, but we're hoping to make great strides during our trip to Colombia this summer.
P-GAL has been enhanced to support the display of photos in family-tree format. Take a look at the Oakes and Sickels ancestry pages for an illustration of how it works. The P-GAL webapp along with its LGPL-licensed source code is available for download on SourceForge.
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