by Deb | Aug 19, 2014 | White Family
Ruth and Jim Blanas hosted a wonderful family reunion this past weekend (Aug. 16, 2014) in an Allentown/Bethlehem area park with attendees coming from as far as Apopka, FL, Greenville, SC and Chicago. We got to meet new cousins, Navy Baumann and Caitlin Egan and the...
by Deb | Jun 7, 2014 | White Family
Navy Jane Bauman has been added to the family tree. She is the daughter of Joe and Jamie (McCord) Bauman and was born June 1st. Her tree goes like this Joe and Jamie d/o Jim and Jackie McCord, s/o Bea (White) and Bill McCord d/o Walt and Effie (Bell) White, s/o Alex...
by Deb | Apr 9, 2014 | White Family
Ruth McCord Blanas has organized a family reunion for Walter and Effie (Bell) White’s children and families. It will be in Bethlehem, PA on August 16th, 2014. If you are interested in attending, please contact Ruth and let her know. She will need a head...
by Deb | Jan 26, 2014 | White Family
This has been a year of losses. Today I received a call that William Betts, husband of Mary Spencer Betts, had passed away rather quickly. Bill and Mary had just this past year buried their son, Kerry. Our hearts go out to Mary and Carole and hope others will keep...
by Deb | Jan 2, 2014 | White Family
I love to receive those Christmas letters. Why do people send Christmas cards if they are just going to sign their name. I always look at the letter as catching up at least once a year with those distant cousins, friends and past colleagues. If you take the time to...
by Deb | Dec 3, 2013 | Hershey Family, White Family
As I continue with other prospective member applications to NSDAR, I also find new ancestors for me. My latest is the connection to Abraham Hershey. Now I can say I’m a Hershey with a Hershey connection. My original application, so many years ago, was with...