The author of the family history
Remembering Coral
Coral M. Wescott Swartz Sobczak completed Out of the Wilderness in 2008, preserving the stories and records of her family for later generations.
She was an artist as well as a researcher. Her book brought together county histories, deeds, family genealogies, photographs, and memories shared by relatives. She followed the Frame, McMichael, Ralston, Wescott, Angevine, and Witter branches through places in Pennsylvania, New York, and beyond.
Her recollections of her grandfather Alvie preserve the texture of everyday life: the railroad station at Boomertown, visits to Celoron Park, and the toys he made in his workshop.
“This book is written for those that come after, so those that came before will not be forgotten.”
This public tribute is drawn from her book. Recent family photographs and details of living relatives remain in the private family edition.