by Deb | Jan 6, 2012 | Hershey Family
Charles I. “Chuck” Landis, age 61, of Quarryville, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012 t the Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Lancaster, son of the late John L. & Vera G. Hershey Landis. He worked on the family farm, and for the...
by Deb | Dec 16, 2011 | Generations Remembered
The house bill has been passed to allow access to death records prior to 1961 and birth records prior to 1906. This is wonderful, but we have yet to hear how, when or where they will be available. The records are to go to the Pennsylvania Archives, but what does...
by Deb | Nov 6, 2011 | Generations Remembered
Yesterday was Family History Day sponsored by The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and Ancestry.com. I always come home ready to break down those brick walls and to take on new challenges. They had wonderful speakers from across the US. I heard renown speaker,...
by Deb | Sep 20, 2011 | Generations Remembered
Today, Derry Seniors in Hershey, heard Bill Jackson, former owner of The Sun of Hershey and Hummelstown, speak on Emma Jane Foster. Emma Jane was a nurse who supported the Flying Tigers while they were in China fighting the Japanese. Emma is one of our own...
by Deb | Jan 24, 2011 | Generations Remembered
Today I’m on a mission to locate a living relative for a client. The person was born in 1930 after the 1930 U.S. Federal Census was taken. So where do I go next. I tried the county websites for the last known address, which was in 1980. Nothing popped up...