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The Rogers Family of Western New York, 1805-1995
Every family has its stories, and those stories link every family to the culture and events of their time.
In The Rogers Family of Western New York , Donna Winters, longtime historical fiction author, turns to nonfiction to present an intimate portrait of four generations of her family in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Rogers lived “far from the madding crowd,” not getting involved in national politics or state-wide elections, but their lives capture a time in American history when people were civically mind and believed in faith and family. The Rogers family includes women who broke the glass ceiling by going to college in the early twentieth century, men who ran their own businesses, and people who chaired committees, joined women’s and men’s clubs, and sought to improve their communities. This book offers a slice of life that reveals the ups and downs shared by so many of our American ancestors.
Winters shares family stories, but supports everything with copious documents and newspaper excerpts, family photographs, and a discerning ability to read between the lines to make her ancestors come alive. By doing so, she hopes others will be inspired to research and write their own family histories. As Winters says, “Every life is important and offers us something to learn from to make our own lives better today.”
In The Rogers Family of Western New York , Donna Winters, longtime historical fiction author, turns to nonfiction to present an intimate portrait of four generations of her family in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Rogers lived “far from the madding crowd,” not getting involved in national politics or state-wide elections, but their lives capture a time in American history when people were civically mind and believed in faith and family. The Rogers family includes women who broke the glass ceiling by going to college in the early twentieth century, men who ran their own businesses, and people who chaired committees, joined women’s and men’s clubs, and sought to improve their communities. This book offers a slice of life that reveals the ups and downs shared by so many of our American ancestors.
Winters shares family stories, but supports everything with copious documents and newspaper excerpts, family photographs, and a discerning ability to read between the lines to make her ancestors come alive. By doing so, she hopes others will be inspired to research and write their own family histories. As Winters says, “Every life is important and offers us something to learn from to make our own lives better today.”
284 pages, Paperback
Published November 4, 2021
About the author
Donna Winters
35 books36 followersDonna moved to Michigan in 1971 when she married and left her hometown of Brockport, New York. She began penning novels in 1982 while working full time for an electronics firm in Grand Rapids.
She resigned from her job in 1984 following a contract offer for her first book. Since then, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Zondervan Publishing House, Guideposts, and Bigwater Publishing have published her novels. Her husband, Fred, a former American History teacher, shares her enthusiasm for history. Together, they visited historical sites, restored villages, museums, and lake ports, purchasing books and reference materials for use in Donna’s research.
In October 2015 Donna became a permanent resident of New Mexico.
Donna has written more than a dozen historical romances for her Great Lakes Romances® series.
She resigned from her job in 1984 following a contract offer for her first book. Since then, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Zondervan Publishing House, Guideposts, and Bigwater Publishing have published her novels. Her husband, Fred, a former American History teacher, shares her enthusiasm for history. Together, they visited historical sites, restored villages, museums, and lake ports, purchasing books and reference materials for use in Donna’s research.
In October 2015 Donna became a permanent resident of New Mexico.
Donna has written more than a dozen historical romances for her Great Lakes Romances® series.
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