FAMILY
ANCESTRY: For almost a quarter of a century, Bill has
been researching his family tree. He has traced the family name
Griggs all the way back to England in 1436. He has some famous
early relatives: One was a signer of the Declaration Of
Independence, almost a dozen who fought in the American
Revolution, three that founded American towns that still exist
today, One who founded a boy's school that eventually became the
University Of Pittsburgh, one who was the oldest
still-practicing doctor when he died, two U.S. Senators, one who
owned two railways and built a town that bares his name, and
much more. The Griggs Mansion is Minnesota's most famous haunted
house! As the librarian of the thousands of family pictures
taken through the years, all of this keeps him very busy.
