Many things are connected along the way. He first became interested in history during the 1974 Centennial of the Mennonite migration into Kansas. At that time, he first began asking questions of why his ancestors came to America. From that time, his interest in genealogy has spread, taking two trips to Europe and authoring the “Benjamin C. and Veronika Goering Stucky Genealogy, 1844-1991.” Stucky has found there are many cross-threads of history connected to his research.