Author: Pam Ellingson

Letters 11/19/2020

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. NOTE:  Donations to the Conewago cemetery fund should be mailed to: Low Dutch Cemeteries Improvement Fundc/o Alan Weaner145 Weaner RoadGettysburg, PA 17325email: arwcbw@gmail.com ————————————————————————————————— SENT BY  Carolyn (herself) I need to tell you a story. THE TRAIN: At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel by our

Dutch Letters 10/01/2020

It’s about Bibles! NOTE:  Donations to the Conewago cemetery fund should be mailed to: Low Dutch Cemeteries Improvement Fundc/o Alan Weaner145 Weaner RoadGettysburg, PA 17325email: arwcbw@gmail.com————————————————————————————————— SENT BY: Marilyn Westerfield: Charles Wright Westerfield, 79, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Charles is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Marilyn Westerfield, and two sons,

Letters 9/25/2020

See ya’ later on down the road, Charlie! Charles W. Westerfield, immediate past president of the Dutch Cousins of Kentucky. —————————————————————Charles Wright Westerfield, 79, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Charles is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Marilyn Westerfield, and two sons, Charles Michael “Mike” Westerfield and Troy Joiner.

Letters 9/18/2020

NOTE:  Donations to the Conewago cemetery fund should be mailed to: Low Dutch Cemeteries Improvement Fundc/o Alan Weaner145 Weaner RoadGettysburg, PA 17325email: arwcbw@gmail.com—————————————————————————————————SENT BY: Marilyn Westerfield: (Fri Sept 18)  For all those following on Facebook and especially all those who have been so fervently praying for us, the news today is not the news I was so waiting

Special Edition 9/13/2020

Our beloved Dutch Cousins immediate Past President, official photographer, and dear friend, Charlie Westerfield is in ICU on a ventilator with Covid-19.  Please pray for my dear dear friend, Charlie Westerfield, who is in extremely critical condition in ICU in Louisville KY. Covid 19. A dear man of God. Prayers please. (Rev. Larry Nobles) FROM

Letters 9/10/2020

Coping with the Coronavirus NOTE:  Donations to the Conewago cemetery fund should be mailed to: Low Dutch Cemeteries Improvement Fundc/o Alan Weaner145 Weaner RoadGettysburg, PA 17325email: arwcbw@gmail.com————————————————————————————————— SENT BY: Carolyn Leonard:  -Hope all my cousins are doing well in this crazy time. I know that Lynn Rogers is using the time to research his SMOCK and RYKER ancestors.

Letters 7/17/2020

How do the Dutch people handle a Pandemic? Little short on letters this time!  Send me a note letting me know how you are keeping sane and avoiding the Covid-19 flu.  Are you quarantined where you live? Do you personally know anyone who has been infected? What about your job? Are you or some member

Swift Run Cemetery

My name is Maggie Olsen. I’ve been working at the burial ground on Low Dutch Road and have just recently moved to the one on Swift Run. Many of the graves on Low Dutch are in poor shape and I try to avoid anything that is not structurally sound so I avoid doing any damage.

Letters 5/5/2020

WHAT ARE YOU DOING DURING THE PANDEMIC? ————————————————————————————————— SENT BY: Diana VanNice Stephens (new cousin)My family has ancestors buried at the Old Mud Meeting House near Harrodsburg.  From there they emigrated to Indiana, in Hendricks County near Danville.  The next step was to Lucas County, Iowa, and my great-grandfather farmed at Strasburg, Saskatchewan, coming back to the United

Letters 4/28/2020

Cousins by the Dozens!Bill Demaree of Madison Indiana can tell you all about his Demaree ancestors and he has the photos and tombstones and records to prove it!  He just loves sharing his Low Dutch family history and has attended every Dutch gathering. The engineer and I visited Bill and wife Betty in Madison in