Memorial Day

In honor of Memorial Day we'd like to introduce our oldest known relative who served in the Armed Forces, our great-great grandfather, Henry A. Grubb. Henry served in the Civil War and this is an image of one page of his 80 page long pension file that we obtained from the National Archives. Below is Henry's great grandson, David Austin Grubb III(known to us as Dad), who served in the US Army.

Let us introduce ourselves

Now that we've been around for a month, we think it's time that everyone got to know a little bit more about the Style My Tree family. You are probably wondering how 3 sisters from a medium-sized Ohio city came to be owners of their very own business. Well, maybe that's not the most pressing question that you have but SURELY you have some questions. So, take a minute to ask one (or more) questions and we will answer them in upcoming posts. Look for individual posts from each of us describing a little about ourselves and how we will use our unique talents to benefit the business.
Ok, let's go -- start asking questions!

Who Do You Think You Are?

NBC just finished airing the first season of Who Do You Think You Are? and has announced that they are planning a second season! I highly recommend that you check this show out if you haven't already. Go here to watch any of the seven episodes from the first season in their entirety. If you don't know anything about the show, it follows seven celebrities as they research their own family history. It is amazing some of the discoveries that they make. I was excited to see the first episode featuring Sarah Jessica Parker, especially since she makes a visit during the episode to her hometown of Cincinnati, OH! She discovers that she had relatives who were part of 2 significant historical events- the California gold rush and the Salem witch trials. It is amazing what a little research can tell you about your family history.
Please share with us what interesting facts you come across as you discover the marks that your ancestors have made in history!

So what's this blog all about?

Our goal at Style My Tree is to be more than just a successful business, although we certainly would not mind that! Our products are personal and meaningful to us and a main goal of ours is certainly to share this with our customers. However, we want to offer you more. We want to craft this blog in a way that both compliments our business AND provides something extra for our customers and fellow small business owners. So, our intent here is multifaceted. First, it is to offer tips for investigating your own family genealogy. Perhaps we can inspire you to start thinking about your own family history by sharing fascinating information and pictures from our own family tree. Second, we plan to share information that we run across in this venture that may help other small business owners succeed.
Finally, we would love for this blog to become a place for sharing information about family, genealogy, and just life in general. There is so much that we can share and learn from each other. We'd love for you to join us on our exciting adventure so please drop by again soon!