Happy (soon-to-be) Spring everyone! Depending on where you live, spring could mean rays of sunshine and warmth, or blustery winds that alter your carefully crafted daily hairdo, or you might just be standing in front of your living room window sipping hot chocolate while waiting for the snowplows to come through and clear your street so you can actually go somewhere . . . (I'm in that last group). Whatever your outdoor circumstances are at the moment, I hope you can find comfort and joy in each day. Sometimes we have to look a little harder to find something good in our life, but it is so worth it!  In case you missed it in the last post, we found the Rawles Big Book and had the whole thing digitized. You can access all of the pages in the link below. Feel free to download any photos for personal use. https://photos.app.goo.gl/6nv3tYmnETKf9zAfA (*Note: as you view the pages of the Rawles Big Book, you can zoom in or out, you can download any pages you want, and you can crop...

Welcome once again to the Rawles Roots Blog! I hope you've had an enjoyable summer and that you have found a few ways to stay connected with your family and extended family this year.  I recently returned from a wonderful 2-week long trip to Ukiah, CA and surrounding areas, where I was able to make several connections with family members that I hadn't seen in ages. I am still in awe of all that I was able to do in such a short amount of time. I'd love to share some of the miracles that happened while I was there. But first . . .  the Rawles Big Book has been found!!  It had somehow migrated up to Eureka with some of Marston Gillette's things after his passing. Jeff Gillette was able to locate the album and then he brought it down to my dad, John Snider, a few days before I arrived in CA.  Hooray!! This was certainly an answer to a lot of prayers and we are all so grateful that it was found. Thank you Jeff!!! 😊 Before I even began my drive out to California, I felt i...