by Deb | Feb 20, 2013 | Shoemaker Family
I picked up my book from the printer yesterday. It looks great. Now the hard part comes – advertising and marketing a limited audience book. The book title is: Shoemaker and Packard History: A Letter from James Doty to Arthur Shoemaker 1965. I hope the...
by Deb | Feb 3, 2013 | Brown Family, Duart Family
Hot off the presses Shoemaker and Packard History: A Letter from James Doty to Arthur Shoemaker A book I compiled from a letter James Doty wrote to Arthur “Clell” Shoemaker in 1965. I have documented much of the family history that was written in...
by Deb | Dec 29, 2012 | Daughters, Shoemaker Family
I didn’t make the Christmas deadline I had set for myself, but did make it to the printers December 28th. The book will be available through my website in the new year. With the index of more than 3000 names, the book will be at least 120 pages, in hardback,...
by Deb | Dec 3, 2012 | Shoemaker Family
I’m coming down the home stretch on publishing the letter that James K. Doty wrote to his cousin Arthur (Clell) Shoemaker in 1965. I have been working on documenting this letter for at least 4 years. I’m still looking for an obituary on James K. Doty, who...
by Deb | Nov 14, 2012 | Shoemaker Family
I have finally proven my ancestor, Susannah Shafer Shoemaker Ayres, to be the daughter of Adam Shafer and Elizabeth Swartout/Swartwood of Luzerne County, PA. This was a hard one. I first found her listed on an application for NSDAR, as one of the children of Adam and...
by Deb | Aug 28, 2012 | Hershey Family
Sunday was another Hershey Reunion and was held at Paradise Park in Paradise, PA. Every one of Frank and Lydia (Buckwalter) Hershey’s children, who had children (Esther, Torrey, Ruth, Frank, Elmer, Ada Mae, Ephraim, Vera), had representation. Lots of grand and...
by Deb | Aug 16, 2012 | Daughters
I’ve been working on a couple of challenging NSDAR applications this month and have found how many times people on the internet perpetuate incorrect data. One thing that the NSDAR genealogy course teaches is that if they were born in KY, then their parents had...
by Deb | Aug 14, 2012 | Generations Remembered
I was sorry to receive a notice that a premier Pennsylvania German researcher has passed away. John T. Humphrey, author, researcher and friend died in Washington DC on August 12, 2012. I have no further details yet, but am really feeling the loss of this wonderful...
by Deb | Jul 19, 2012 | Duart Family
Just an update on my progress with the article on Gr. Gr. Grandfather, John Wesley – I’m still hoping to hear from the Duart relatives with anything they might have on John Wesley. I’ve located a couple of books on his 7th Cavalry to give some...
by Deb | Jul 6, 2012 | Hershey Family
Frank and Lydia (Buckwalter) Hershey Reunion August 26, 2012 1:00 pm Paradise Community Park Londonvale Road off Rt. 30 in Paradise, PA Pavilion #2 Bring a large dish to pass, table service, lawn chairs and drink. Share family pictures and...
