what's new - RECENTLY
When one of us contributes something to this website, this is where it will be featured so that everyone will know how to find it. Here is what's been added to the site recently:
- Letters written in 1884 by Robert J Mason (1862-1929) to Frances (1864-1953) while they were dating
- Letters written in 1891 and 1893 by Robert J Mason (1862-1929) to his wife Frances (1864-1953)
- A letter written in 1927 by Frances Hurd Mason (1864-1953) to her son Horace (1894-1978)
- A letter written in 1929 by Ralph Mason (1888-1950) to his brother Horace
- A new person! Huey King, born to Kate Mason & Patrick King, January 24th, 2024
- Obituaries for Florence Mason Roberts (1928-2023) and Ida Frances Marshall (1927-2023)
- Updates on two unsolved mysteries: the Masons' Irish ancestry and James Mason's WWI recollections
- Three Maps indicating where our ancestors lived at various points in time
- Naturalization documents for James Mason (1834-1895) and Robert J Mason (1862-1929)
- World War I letters and postcards* written by David, James, and Horace Mason
- Correspondence between Rick Meixsel and Russ Mason regarding Rick's grandfather's WWI memories
- World War I military discharge document for David Mason
* David and James Mason's WWI letters and postcards have been donated to the National WWI Museum
- Letters written in 1884 by Robert J Mason (1862-1929) to Frances (1864-1953) while they were dating
- Letters written in 1891 and 1893 by Robert J Mason (1862-1929) to his wife Frances (1864-1953)
- A letter written in 1927 by Frances Hurd Mason (1864-1953) to her son Horace (1894-1978)
- A letter written in 1929 by Ralph Mason (1888-1950) to his brother Horace
- A new person! Huey King, born to Kate Mason & Patrick King, January 24th, 2024
- Obituaries for Florence Mason Roberts (1928-2023) and Ida Frances Marshall (1927-2023)
- Updates on two unsolved mysteries: the Masons' Irish ancestry and James Mason's WWI recollections
- Three Maps indicating where our ancestors lived at various points in time
- Naturalization documents for James Mason (1834-1895) and Robert J Mason (1862-1929)
- World War I letters and postcards* written by David, James, and Horace Mason
- Correspondence between Rick Meixsel and Russ Mason regarding Rick's grandfather's WWI memories
- World War I military discharge document for David Mason
* David and James Mason's WWI letters and postcards have been donated to the National WWI Museum
NOTES & POINTERS
- You can click on any photograph to make it larger. An iPad or similar device is also great for enlarging pictures and documents to make them easier to see or read.
- Captions can be added to any photo, so if you want us to add or correct a caption, let us know.
- The overall structure of this website is very flexible and easily modified, so don't hesitate to make suggestions about how to improve it.
- We've made a start on adding all the names listed on Florence Roberts' gigantic family tree that John Mason shared with us at the Wisconsin family reunion, and eventually we'll all be listed under 'People'. Please let us know if we've forgotten someone you think should have an entry (or even better, write a little something about that person for us to add).
- There's so much we don't know. We're really looking forward to learning more about our family from all of you, and hope you enjoy discovering new things about our family's history as well.