by Deb | Sep 13, 2020 | Brown Family, Duart Family, Shoemaker Family, Uncategorized, White Family
It is with sadness that I share that my Mom, Martha B. White passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA. She moved to Elizabethtown 5 years ago, so I have had the privilege to share her last few years. She has been such a trooper,...
by Deb | Jul 8, 2019 | Duart Family, Shoemaker Family
Descendants of John Wesley Duart and Joseph Shoemaker, this is for you. Our ancestors of the PA Co. C, 7th Cavalry, fought in the Battle of Stones River or Murfreesboro, TN near Shelbysville, TN. Joseph Shoemaker fell from his horse, was severely injured and continued...
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 | Mar 29, 2016 | Shoemaker Family
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...
by Deb | May 10, 2013 | Bradford County PA, Daughters, Duart Family, Shoemaker Family
Well, the three years as South Central District Director for the Pennsylvania State Society, DAR is winding down. I’ve had a busy 3 years, but very rewarding. I have visited each of the DAR Chapters in the South Central and joined in on many other...
