by Deb | Jan 30, 2017 | Family Reunions, Hershey Family
The 300th anniversary gathering of Christian and Oade Hershey’s arrival west of Lancaster in 1717 is planned for September 16, 2017. Please mark this date on your calendar and watch this site for further updates. Chairman of this event is Carl E. Hershey...
by Deb | Oct 6, 2016 | White Family
Another death in the family to report – Aunt Bertha Dean White Wolfe has passed away at the age of 94. She was the wife of Hugh Alexander White, my Dad’s brother, who died in 1962. Bertha remarried Robert Wolfe, who died in 2013. She was born in...
by Deb | Sep 30, 2016 | Generations Remembered, Shoemaker Family
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,...
by Deb | Sep 30, 2016 | Shoemaker Family
I haven’t written in a while about the Shoemaker’s, but thought I would give a little update. I had been working on a Welcome Society application for two clients when I realized that I was eligible. That has led me to a quest of completing the...
by Deb | May 6, 2016 | White Family
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...