Lansing Listeners Share Fascinating Family Stories

Todd Fleet shared his grandfather had a major role on the Titanic, spotting the iceberg that eventually sunk the "unsinkable" ship which then became a movie where Jack could have absolutely fit on that door with Rose...don't fight us on this.

Nancy Ray said "My 8th great grandfather was William Bradford who sat at the original thanksgiving dinner. He is also 8th great to sally field as shown on the finding my roots show on pbs."

The first Thanksgiving and relations to Sally Field? Legendary.

Evan Dewey shared why libraries have his lineage to thank for the way they organize books!

"My great ancestor Melvil Dewey was the inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification."

Perry Leller said his great grandfather "invented the world's first motorized personal water craft, even patented it (in the 1960s)" and shared a photo of he and his dad taking one for a spin.

Don Corlito shared his family had information about a small Michigan park being a stop for a big time mob boss.

"My Father's Grandfather worked for Herb McCourtie, at what is now A park in Somerset Center, S jackson rd and US 12, during the depression era and a few years after that. Rumors of Al Capone and other business men of the time, would stop there during trips between Detroit and Chicago. Apparently Great Grand pop met or at least was around at the time of several visits of the travelers."