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First Families of Pennsylvania

I finally have time for my own research and have decided to work on First Families of Pennsylvania through the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP).  My initial family was Sarah Shoemaker who arrived in Philadelphia in 1686 and purchased 200 acres.  Her husband,...

White Family Reunion July 23, 2016

Reservations are starting to arrive for the July 23rd White Family reunion.  If you know someone who isn’t on my mailing or emailing list, please share the information.  We would love to have as many of Alex and Mary Ella’s children represented as...

Alex and Mary Ella White Reunion Registration Form 2016

White Reunion Registration Form 2016 We have the place, time, food and now we need you — to fill in the attached form so we know you are coming to the Alexander and Mary Ella (Hess) White family reunion July 23, 2016 at Paradise Park, Paradise, PA. Meet those...

The Welcome Society Membership in the Works

I recently learned about The Welcome Society while working on an application for a client.  What is this society?  It is an ancestral organization for families who can trace their family to the ships of William Penn.  The Welcome was the first ship and it just so...