Of the children in the Howard family, Emily came first, in the hot summer of 1874; Jasper was second in the winter of 1878. The two children grew up in the sizeable and aged home the Howard family had inhabited for as long as anybody knew the ancestry exited. Much like any others of the time, the children understood their...

In an instant my life changed forever.

Had I known at the outcome of returning that email I might never have responded, but then again, I feel the unquenchable curiosity within me would not have let me neglect such an offer. No action on my part could have prevented a Mr. Martin Burkett from reaching out to me and...