A multi-generational family history following the Biswanger family across generations. Primary and secondary sources anchor family members' biographies, complemented by multiple family trees and profiles of extended branches. Rich historical context, full-color images, and narrative writing bring our ancestors' documented lives and social contexts into vivid focus. Featured ancestral lines include Biswanger, Langille, Knowles, and Broadnax, among many others. Twenty-six profiles review the lives of forty-seven direct ancestors.