Introduction
Vitals: The Groscosts of Germany & America
Research/Writing in Progress
NEW 2/8/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Krause-associated families
NEW 2/7/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Miller-associated families
NEW 2/5/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Gray-associated families
NEW 2/1/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Pearce-associated families
NEW 1/29/19: Why Genealogy is Important for Children
NEW 1/28/19: Cousins’ Corner: In Memoriam Ken Gibbons
NEW 1/25/19: Woolrich Closes its Clinton County Mill (related to the Pearce Blanket)
NEW 1/24/19: Family sites in Western PA & OH
NEW 1/23/19: Historical & Genealogical Places of Interest, North Park, Allegheny Co., PA
NEW 1/22/19: Some Cemeteries in Western PA/OH Containing Pearce & Gray-associated Families
NEW 1/19/19: Cousins’ Corner: In Memoriam Caroline Pinkers & Marjory “Marge” Austen
NEW 1/18/19: Will of Thomas Austen (1740-1801) of Yalding, Kent
NEW 1/16/19: Interview from 2001 with Ralph H. Pearce (1917-2002)
NEW 1/10/19: Four More Sources to Find our Pearces of Old England
NEW 1/4/19: Two “Jersey Settlements”: Possible early family connections in Western Pennsylvania
NEW 12/24/18: Report & Photos of 2018 Gray Clan Reunion
NEW 12/22/18: Introduction: Berkey
NEW 12/15/18: Our Martin and Payne/Paine Family Trees & Intros (see Tables of Contents)
NEW 11/22/18: 42 Electronic Sources for Doing Genealogical Research: An Annotated Bibliography
NEW 11/17/18: Last Will & Testament of John Cooper (1751-1806)
NEW 10/9/18: Can you name this Pearce?
REVISED 10/9/18: Photos added to Pearce Blanket and Tice-Pearce Heritage
NEW 8/15/18: Descendants of Johann & Cathrine Krause (c. 1790), Prussia (.pdf)
REVISED 7/5/18: Two Robert Norris Wills (written 1835 & 1865)
NEW 6/25/18: Last Will & Testament w/Codicil, Elizabeth K. Norris (1824-1916)
NEW 6/22/18: Last Will & Testament of Pamelia Allison Nelson (1807-1883)
NEW 6/21/18: Last Will & Testament of Thomas Nelson (1802-1875)
REVISED 6/11/18: World War I Letters by Uncle Harry Hill and WW I Diary by Uncle Ray Campbell
NEW 4/19/18: Hilda Krause Miller (1921-1997): An Autobiography
NEW 4/16/18: Grandfather Paul B. Gray (1892-1977), Gardener
NEW 3/31/18: WWII Letter from Home: “Mom” Krause to daughter Hilda Miller
NEW 3/21/18: William F. Speicher, cousin: Civil War camp letter (1863)
NEW 3/20/18: John Sell, Sr (4Xg-grandfather): Application for Rev. War Pension (1836)
NEW 3/15/18: Hunting our Common Zimmermann Ancestor
NEW 3/14/18: Connecting our Bauman/Bowman Families
NEW 3/13/18: The Northern Amish Community: Johnstown Area, PA
NEW 3/2/18: John “Hannes” & Magdalena: Our first positively known Miller family in America
NEW 3/1/18: A 1917 Letter Between Miller Brothers: PA to Iowa
NEW 2/27/18: Introduction: Joseph “Yost” Miller Family and Last Will & Testament
NEW 2/21/18: A Scottish Glossary
NEW 2/14/18: When Bad Things Happen: The Sad Story of Ellis Campbell, College Student
NEW 2/12/18: Our Campbell “Cousins” & Other Interesting People
NEW 2/8/18: “Aunt Mary Bryce”: Heiress to the Bryce Glass Fortune, Last Will & Testament, and Tribute
NEW 1/29/18: A Brush With Greatness: The Leslie “Cousin” Connection to George Washington
NEW 1/23/18: The Rev. William Jack & the Bull Alley Church, Dublin
NEW 1/2/18: E-Genealogy 101: Three easy steps to woodshedding the family tree from Mennonite Family History
NEW 1/2/18: Captured by Pirates: The Story of Cousin Michael Beeghly with his Last Will & Testament
NEW 1/1/18: Letter from a Gray Family Matriarch on Preserving History
NEW 12/20/17: Short Stories from the Gray Family History, Part I: “My First Trip to Florida- A Brief Encounter”; Part II: “Family, Faith, & Education”; and Part III: “Memories of my Parents”
NEW 12/19/17: Dr. Annie R. Pearce: 2017 Humanitarian Service-Above-Self Citizenship Award, Council, City of Radford, VA
NEW 12/13/17: Our Pioneer James Gray: Alternative Narratives as to his Origin
NEW 11/21/17: Christianity Comes Home-
Part I: “Our Families’ Faith Journey”
Part II: “A Short History of the Reformation”
Part III: “A Summary of our Recent Anabaptist Heritage Tour”
Part IV: “Our American Amish”
NEW 7/13/17: Being an Adult Amateur with Stuart Pearce from Contrabass Conversations (26:01)
NEW 5/18/17: A Vacation Back to the Future: From Michigan to Iowa
NEW 5/15/17: Alexis Pearce: An Airstream Granddaughter
NEW 4/24/17: Swiss Anabaptist Genealogical Association (SAGA) 2017 meeting from Mennonite Family History
NEW 3/11/17: Obit & Will of James Ross (1811-1885) .PDF
NEW 3/1/17: Gold in the Hills: The Alton Krause Family Story with supplemental character information and additional supporting stories
NEW 2/27/17: Journal of Amish & Plain Anabaptist Studies (JAPAS) and Amish America.com with online encyclopedia & state guide
NEW 1/3/17: Introduction: Our Mauer Family and Our Mauer Family Tree
NEW 10/3/15: Look for links, repostings, & summaries of articles from THE HISTORIAN, THE LAUREL MESSENGER, THE CASSELMAN CHRONICLE, GARRETT CO, MD, MUSEUMS, and MENNONITE FAMILY HISTORY
What are my favorite Original Family Narratives? PEARCE-AUSTEN, LESLIE , “INDIAN JOHN” MILLER, and “TOMMY” LEE