Memorial Day

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1684 Philadelphia Land Patent Index Record

1684 Philadelphia land patent listing for

8th G-Grandfather, Cornelius Bom.

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Found on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives website

Records of the Land Office Patent Index

 Patents, 1684-1781

Free Webinar: Resources for Pennsylvania Genealogy

From AmericanAncestors.org:

Understanding historical immigration patterns to Pennsylvania can help point the way to significant genealogical discoveries.          

Thu, May 18, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT          

Expert genealogist Ann Lawthers' webinar starts with a description of Pennsylvania settlement patterns and how those patterns and changing county borders influenced the surviving genealogical resources. Special attention is given to early German, Scots-Irish, Welsh, Quaker and Mennonite immigration. A discussion of standard and unique genealogical resources for researchers concludes Ann's presentation.

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Happy Mother's Day

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Hettick Town Band

The Hettick Band

Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois
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The circled trombone player is

Craig Casteel

b. Jan 1903

son of James P & Arra A (Bacon) Casteel

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