2014 - Byrne Family

Levi Austin’s fleeting wealth quickly washed away

July 12, 2015March 8, 2014 by Hugh Byrne

Dead and long forgotten. I have a soft spot for those who led interesting, meaningful lives, but for one reason or another never got much attention from other researchers. Often it’s because they fall into the category of d.s.p. (descessit sine prole; died without issue). With no descendants to carry their stories, they are the … Read more

A Valentine’s Day card to my mother-in-law

March 12, 2014February 17, 2014 by Nanette Asimov

Sally Byrne had been my mother-in-law for less than three years when she died suddenly and too soon on April 18, 2006 at age 68. But in the seven years we’d known each other, we spent many pleasant hours chatting in her Palo Alto living room over cookies and coffee. We’d shared a table at … Read more