Author · Speaker · Family historian

About Gary

Gary L. Froseth spent four decades in pastoral ministry. For nearly sixty years, he has researched his own family and his wife Nanette’s family, beginning with conversations with grandparents and other relatives. His search has always reached beyond names and dates toward the lives people actually lived.

Gary L. Froseth holding a tablet.

Faith, migration, and memory

A family historian with a pastor’s ear for human questions.

In The Lives Before Us, Gary brings family records into conversation with the history of faith, migration, war, and community. He also offers illustrated talks for congregations, libraries, and historical and genealogical groups. He lives in Wisconsin.