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
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.
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
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.
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
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
It may be April 1st, but this is no joke! SENT BY: Beverly DeMotte SantellaThe parents of Dorthy Van der Beek DeMotte wife of Lawrence (Laurens) DeMotte were: Rem Jansen (Jan) Remsen Vanderbeek and Dorothe Dorothea Dorothy (father Pieter Cortelyou). (I have multiple genealogical paternal and maternal lines back to Europe for both of these individuals if anyone
There is a “Comment” feature in the online posting of the Dutch Cousins letters. Notice the comment from Judy Cassidy on the 3/22/2020 letters. **4/8/20- These posts aren’t as interactive as Facebook or other blogs. I have now disabled the comment feature. If you have comments to make on postings in the letters please send
SENT BY: Carolyn (Herself)Please change my address in your address book to Buffalo234@cox.net or CarolynLeonard@me.com. I don’t check the Gmail as often as I shoul—————————————————————— SENT BY: Alan Weaner inre: Conewago north cemetery wallWall fixed…. till the ground hogs tear into it again. One lost his life…scratched out 1 to many rocks. 10 bags mortar mix nearly 1600 lbs
Personal message from cousin Janice about the next gathering of Dutch cousins. SENT BY: Janice Cozine, DC Treasurer and Registration Chair FOR THE LETTERS EMAIL: Hello Cousins ! Hope everyone is well. I just wanted to send out a little info to let you
