This book traces the descendants of Nicholas Ackley in the fifth through the eighth generations in Oswego County, NY: Lot West Ackley, Arthur William Ackley, and Frank A. Ackley and this children. In addition to the Ackley paternal line, the ancestry of as much of the maternal line as possible is traced: Taylor, Matteson, Donovan and Wessels. Included are details such as maps, census data, obituaries, and family trees and photographs. The stories are set in historical context to better understand the lives of these families.