Photos from before 1940
Portraits, weddings, homes, farms and work, especially originals still held in the family.
A family stories project
Rowe & Nibley
We’re gathering the photos, letters and stories of our families, and of every family connected to them by blood, marriage, adoption or friendship.
Sharing opens soon. This site doesn’t collect anything yet.
Why we’re asking
Our family’s history is scattered across shoeboxes, albums and memories in many homes. We’re writing a new family history book, Rowe & Nibley, and it will be richer with your help. A single photo, a letter or a story your grandmother told can fill in a whole chapter. And if your family connects in a way we don’t know about yet, we’d love to learn it.
What we’re looking for
The pieces we’re missing most
Rowe stories
Life in Missouri and Oklahoma, and the move west to Chico, California.
Scottish Nibley stories
Scotland, the long journey to America, and early days in Wellsville, Utah.
Merlo & Cinquini stories
Coming from Piedmont and Lucca, early Chico, almond orchards and letters home.
Also welcome: letters, diaries, family Bible pages, recipes, traditions, and family names we haven’t heard of yet.
The family lines
Eleven families so far, and room for yours
The book grows as families find us. Connected by blood, marriage, adoption or friendship? You belong here.
The Rowe side
7 familiesThe Rowe line, with the Logan, Crotchett, Tanner, Combs, Merlo and Cinquini families.
Rowe
Stories wantedMissouri · Oklahoma · Chico, California
1800s–1900sRead more →Logan
Kentucky roots · Northern California
1800s–1900sRead more →Crotchett
Pioneer family · Arkansas & Kansas
1800sRead more →Tanner
Pioneer family joined to the Crotchetts
1800sRead more →Combs
An 1862 wagon trip to Oregon · a California homestead
1860s–1900sRead more →Merlo
Stories wantedCapriata d’Orba, Piedmont · Stirling City & Chico
1800s–1900sRead more →Cinquini
Stories wantedMontemagno, Lucca · Firebaugh & Chico
1800s–1900sRead more →The Nibley side
4 familiesThe Nibley line, with the Feuser, Powell and Johannsen families.
Nibley
Stories wantedScotland · Wellsville, Utah · Idaho
1800s–1900sRead more →Feuser
Bohemian, Irish & German families of St. Louis
1800s–1900sRead more →Powell
Kentucky & Tennessee · Coryell County, Texas
1800s–1900sRead more →Johannsen
Schleswig-Holstein & Switzerland · Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma
1800s–1900sRead more →Newly connected families
Open to new familiesFamilies added after a relative gets in touch and our family researcher confirms the connection.
Your family could be next
Married in, adopted in, or long-lost cousins? Once the connection is confirmed, your family gets its own card here.
Any place · any eraAdd your family line
Sharing opens soon. See what you’ll be able to send.
Learn more →Don’t see your family name?
That’s exactly who we want to hear from. When sharing opens, you’ll be able to tell us the name, a place, roughly when, and how it connects.
How it will work
From your shoebox to the book
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Sharing opens soon
You’ll be able to send a photo, story, letter or family connection. No account needed, and you don’t need to know the whole tree.
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Everything is checked privately
Our family researcher reviews and files every item before anything is used.
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New families get their own line
If your family isn’t listed yet, we confirm the connection, then add it here as a new line.
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It may appear in the book
Only with your permission, and never with details about living relatives.