Pieter Quackenbosh was born in Holland, ca. 1614. He, his wife Maritje, and their first four children, immigrated to New Netherlands, ca. 1653; and settled in Albany, then known as Beverwyck. Three more children were born in Albany. Descendants live in New York, New Jersey, Ontario, Washington, California, and elsewhere. Descendants spell their name "Quackenbush."

Henry the Duck makes a humongous and hilarious mess in the kitchen in his latest merry misadventure in this fresh and lively picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush! Henry the Duck has invited his good friend Clara to his home for a delicious dinner! But as he starts the preparations, he sees an annoying ant in his kitchen. “The ant must go!” says Henry. But as he quickly learns, one tiny little ant turns into huge and hilarious trouble!

A chance encounter with General George Washington in upstate New York during the Revolutionary War leads a young woman to volunteer for a dangerous mission involving the retrieval of valuable papers.

William Frederick Marsh was born in Wisconsin in 1908. He married Louise Dollison and they had five children. They continue to live in Wisconsin although they have traveled widely. Information on his ancestral lines which came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 and gradually moved west into Wisconsin is given in this volume. Relatives now live throughout the United States.