August 2016

Inheriting genealogical documents presents a challenge and an opportunity. Not everyone is able and inclined to carry on where other family members have left off. Surprises are in store for those who do. Richard Swegan

The Lewis Miller Cottage is the most historic house on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. Innumerable famous guests, including presidents and giants of industry and invention, passed through its rooms and gardens. It was named

Presumably, art has rarely, if ever, been a parent-preferred college major in the United States. Creative — yes. High earning potential — unlikely. Yet painting is what Geoffrey C. Ward chose to pursue when he

Beatrix Potter was a fancy lady with simple aspirations. “Here is this person who had grown up, it wasn’t ‘Downton Abbey,’ but she is what we’d called upper class — a very privileged upbringing,” said