Footprints From The Past

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children.
One of those is roots and the other, wings." Author unknown

WELCOME!!

My hopes are to create a place where people who are researching the same surnames can collaborate and share their knowledge and information with others. I hope that others are willing to share their research, so that perhaps we can all learn from one other and discover more of our family histories and shared descendants.

SURNAMES

Bauer, Bower

Billman

Brough, Brugh

Deatrick, Dedrick, Deitrick, Diedrich, Dietrich

Holsapple, Holtzapple, Hultzapple

Jacobs

Mumper

Rau, Rowe

Rupert, Ruppert

Trostle, Trostel

Vance, Vantz

Wentz, Wantz

LINKS TO VARIOUS PLACES

Various links that I have found helpful while weaving in and out of the branches of my family tree in cyberspace. (ie. Cemeteries, Cooking, Deaths, Genealogy Forms, Immigration, Land Records, Magazines, Military, Photography & Preservation...)

PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN HERITAGE

Various items in this section pertaining to our Pennsylvania German ancestors.

GENEALOGICAL BRIC-A-BRAC

Contains items and links to topics pertaining to various aspects of genealogy. It could be considered a miscellaneous or catch-all place of information.

RESEARCHING YOUR PENNSYLVANIA ANCESTORS

Various links for folks researching Pennsylvania ancestors.

SEARCH ENGINE

GUEST BOOK

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