Vanessa Woodford
I am a 67 year old lover of mysteries and therefore a prime candidate for genealogy! I retired from being a librarian, moved
with my husband to Oak Creek to be near family and grandkids in 2008. We've lived, played and enjoyed the mountains of Colorado for
some 42 years. We have two sons, two great daughter-in-laws, 4 wonderful grandchildren who keep us busy. We love the outdoors, volunteering,
and keeping active. I've recently taken up ice skating lessons after some 40 years and love it! There's always something interesting to see and
do-especially in genealogy. My family started my interest by my father's reluctance to go there-of course that prompted my curiosity fast! His family
goes back to the Ukraine (Russia), Prussia (Poland), Netherlands with names like Rempel, Regehr, Hamm, Lepp, Braun, etc. My Mom's family
came from Finland and has Niemela, Kangas, Sillanpaa and others in her background. My husband's family has lots of Irish, German, Scots,
and English in it-with a number of surprises! The names are Woodford, McCannon, Huston, Russell, Proffitt, Boone (yes), Stoffer (Stover) and
others. They range all over Europe, UK, and the US.