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
Witch Trial
Katharn Lacye, also called Katharn Garner in the supplied family notes, was the wife of Richard Garner. Family tradition places her in Shropshire, England, and says that she died after being accused of witchcraft and subjected to a water ordeal. Her reported date of death is uncertain: the profile gives 24 October 1635, while the narrative account places the trial and death in 1636.
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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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A living collection of remarkable ancestors, family moments, notable public-safety recordings, and weather observed from home—thoughtfully preserved and clearly told.
A digital family museum
Dates and records establish a life. Photographs and stories help us understand it. This collection keeps the people and moments in our families accessible for future generations.
Notable recordings
Selected dispatches and incident radio traffic, organized by department and date.
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Family photographs organized by gatherings, milestones, places, and the people who made them meaningful.
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Finished portraits of galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters captured from the Texas night with a Seestar S50.
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