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Monday, May 29, 2017
Sunday, May 21, 2017
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
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
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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Sunday, May 14, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
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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