Grace Housholder

Erin Raatz of Fort Wayne said Henry, 10, told her, “Whoever invented math hates kids!!!!!” Is the school year over yet? Erin asks

Over the years it has become clear to me that individuals have different food needs. For example, I need whole milk ... whereas, one of my siblings can only tolerate skim milk.

Terry and I met John Muresianu (pronounced more-eh-shon-oh ) on a Revolutionary War battlefield in Minute Man National Historical Park near Concord, Massachusetts.

Back-to-back celebrations in Norway last month created a feast for the eye as well as for the palate.

Stetson and his wife Sherry were trying to teach their 3 year-old how to express different levels of importance. Sometimes, at bedtime, she would tell them something that she'd really wanted that day that they weren't able to do, such as “I really wanted to go to the playground, but we couldn't today.” So they talked to her and said “if there's something you really want to do, you can tell us it's really important to you, and we'll write it down so that we do it soon.”

Kevin Kimpel measures his life in countries, not years. That makes him double his age in years — 130 countries strong!

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, it’s noteworthy that Noble County is the final resting place of two Revolutionary War veterans: Nathaniel Prentice and Joseph Galloway.

What would you do?

Matt Bennett and Nancy Van Gessel share a passion for the stories that make up our history — and a desire to help others who seek to know more stories — specifically family stories.

As I write this, I am in Key West with our son Paul, who lives here, and our oldest daughter, Dorothy (Dolly) Dankel, and her family from Bergen, Norway.