Author: Pam Ellingson

It’s time to register!

Hello Cousins! The time is drawing near to get in your DC Gathering registration forms and payments in…..  We are hoping to have a great turnout this year since we had to postpone last year’s gathering. We have missed all of our regular attendees and are hoping to meet many new ones this year. Our committee members have been working hard to

Happy Independence Day

Dear Dutch Cousins,I hope you enjoy this summer as we get ready to celebrate our nation’sIndependence on July 4, 2022. It always is the highlight of my family’ssummer. Time seems to fly, and very quickly, summer ushers in autumn. It is time to plan for September before the trees turn their brilliant colors.The highest point

Have you registered for the Dutch Cousins Reunion in September?

Mary Jo Gohmann wrote:God bless our dear Carolyn and all the family and friends who will miss her special touch.Blessings,Mary Jo—————————————————————————————————– Preston Forsythe wrote:We are deeply sadden to hear about Carolyn. She was a wonderful person and loved the Dutch Cousins. This was very apparent that she loved what she did. With Sorrow,Preston Leach Westerfield

Carolyn is now home

Carolyn: You will be sorely missed. May 13, 2022Dear Dutch Cousins,With a heavy heart, we mourn the loss of our dear cousin, Carolyn Leonard, who departed from this world on Tuesday, May 11, 2022. Carolyn had waged a courageous fight against acute myeloid leukemia for about a year and a half but still found time

The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ

Dear Dutch Cousins, The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ  announced several events that could appeal to many Dutch Cousins. Of particular interest is the March 28 General meeting , “The Persistence or the Dutch Language in New York and New Jersey” with speaker, Kieran J.O’Keefe, PhD. Also –  the April 11 meeting will address the

Save the Date

—————————————————————————————————————————— Carolyn Leonard wrote: Jim Cozine’s book FINDING OUR WOODEN SHOES (not available in print, never published except online) and his COZINE MASTER FAMILY TREE done in Excel.You can find a complete copy of Finding Our Wooden Shoes,  including the hard copy Master Family Tree- Draft #47  (living folks are blocked out) at  https://familysearch.org/—————————————————————————————————————————— Carolyn Leonard also

Christmas Message to Dutch Cousins

Dear Dutch Cousins, I hope that this Christmas Season finds you well and ready to spend time with loved ones.Unfortunately, the devastating tornadoes of December 10 have leveled a terrible blow to many and a challenge to the holiday spirit. The National Weather Service received reports of 36 tornadoes in Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi. The