Genealogy Generation 8 (Maternal)

We published out next generation of books. Our family history is growing and is exciting and interesting. Knowing your roots can help you in so many ways: to know yourself better, helps with relationships, and with job productivity. Helps with your health and...

Pompey Park, Delray Beach, FL

Pompey park is located at 1101 Northwest 2nd Street, Delray Beach, FL and is named for Charles Spencer Pompey. He was a coach and social studies teacher & principal at the formerly all-black Carver High School in Delray Beach . Pompey was also a local Civil rights...

Linton Blvd, Delray Beach, FL

Linton Boulevard, located in Delray Beach is named for William Seelye Linton. Below are some highlights of William’s life: 1856 born in Clair, MI 1878 married Ida M Lowry and engaged in the lumber business with his father in Saginaw, MI; also was connected with other...

Who’s Your (Grand)Daddy?

His name was Abel Robert Thompson and he had passed 17 years before my father was born. He was my great-grandfather and my parents knew little of him and when I asked them for a photograph, they did not have one. So at fifteen I began a search that would continue for...

Lake Ida, Delray Beach, FL

Lake Ida, located in Delray Beach, Florida has two major parks, one located at 1455 Lake Ida Road and one at 950 N.W. 9th Street, Delray Beach, Florida. Lake Ida was named for Ida M Lowry Linton. She was as a Civic Leader, having organized the Saginaw Chapter,...