The Rhudys · Family & Local History
A living collection of remarkable ancestors, notable public-safety recordings, and weather observed from home—thoughtfully preserved and clearly told.
A digital family museum
Dates and records establish a life. Stories help us understand it. This collection brings the colorful people and consequential moments in our families into focus while preserving the evidence behind every account.
Featured ancestor
POW Col
Ninian Beall, born 16 September 1625 in Fife, Scotland, was an ancestor in the David Rhudy branch and is identified as the user’s 7th great-grandfather. Family-tree notes describe his capture at the Battle of Dunbar, subsequent period of servitude in Maryland, and later public and military service in colonial Maryland. He died in January 1717; his will was dated 15 January 1717 and probated 28 February 1717.
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Selected dispatches and incident radio traffic, organized by department so meaningful recordings are easy to find and hear.
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