Be sure to see the new picture of Steve Brooks!

One of my most favorite things to do when I was a child was hang with my cousins Steve and Delores (Dee) Brooks at their country (ahem) estate. They had a barn with hay that we could climb up into -and I think Steve used to actually jump out of the upstairs window. At another house of theirs they built a racetrack for some kind of race cars that his father, Tom and Ronnie, our other uncle built just for BOYS. The reason I say just for boys is because they would not let me drive or ride in one! There was no way I was getting into one of them and driving. Maybe I was too little or maybe it was because they were chauvinist pigs - I am not sure (hehehe). I just remember how jealous I was. It was a great racetrack in their backyard. I can still see it. Steve always used to tease me too and scare me to death - but I loved it! He would harass Dee and I constantly and mostly just thought I was annoying as well. I'm sure I was! I just posted a picture of Steve when he was in the Navy (I think) or was it the Marines? He will have to confirm. See it in the gallery of pictures.

Maggie Terrell Shepherd's gravestone

Findagrave.com is a wonderful site for doing genealogy research. There are volunteers all over the world who will go to graveyards, photograph each stone and grave and post them with the appropriate obituary. I have asked for help from several of these people over the years while researching my family. Just yesterday I asked for help with finding our ancestor, matriarch of the Terrells - my grandmother Brooks' mother, Maggie. Today my wish was granted!