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Finding Eli Utech: A Palatine Genealogy Breakthrough and Our Bonhoeffer Connection

The Day the Utechs Became Nuticks: Cracking a Century-Old Palatine Mystery First, I owe a sincere apology to my Nutick kin. In the past, I have been guilty of getting so excited by a sudden genealogical breakthrough that I quickly … Continue reading

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My Ancestor Phebe Fed Prindle and Her Correct Maiden Name. Colonial Records in Connecticut, the Various Ways the Capital Letters F, J, and T were Written in Colonial American Handwriting. Transcription Errors. Records Destroyed by the British. DNA. Surnames in Colonial America. 52 Ancestors, Week 49: Written.

This week’s 52 Ancestors writing prompt is Written. Suggestions for the prompt were writing about someone in my family that is a writer (besides me!), someone who had a habit of sending letters to the editor of newspapers, those that … Continue reading

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