by Marc | Jun 30, 2022 | ARC
Not every pioneer woman made it to the New World colonies. Some had to prepare their children to go, knowing they would never see them again. Such was the unenviable fate of steadfast Swiss mother, Margaret Wirth Zuppinger. Born in 1666 and raised less than twenty...
by Marc | Jun 30, 2022 | ARC, WAW
In the summer of 1858, Andrew Guise Hensel and Catherine Workman Hensel welcomed their fourth son and named him Howard Andrew Carson Hensel, using an atypical four names. Howard’s name celebrated his father and grandfather, both of who were named Andrew. The Carson...
by Marc | Jun 30, 2022 | ARC
Hardeeville, Georgia was a challenge for anyone, but much more so for a newborn baby girl who parents were enslaved. Mary arrived into this unforgiving world about 1820. Although we do not know her family’s owners, we know life was horrid and cruel. Mary would muddle...
by Marc | Apr 3, 2022 | ARC
American Pioneer Chronicles: Southern Women: the heart, sweat, soul—the foundation of our Nation Rainey was born about 1800 in Africa, forcibly brought to Georgia and sold to William Hardwick, a local farmer sometime before 1830. She met George Brown and had several...
by Marc | Apr 3, 2022 | ARC, WAW
American Pioneer Chronicles: Colonial Women: the heart, sweat, soul—the foundation of our Nation Blessed by starting life in a prosperous Palatinate family of learned folks, Magdalena Neuffer was better educated than most her neighbors. Her father and uncle were both...
by Marc | Mar 1, 2022 | ARC
American Pioneer Chronicles: Colonial Women, The Heartbeat and Backbone of our Nation Please support our research and view our books for purchase at Genealogy: Books & Blog Pioneer women have many skills, but they are all, first and foremost, resilient. The...
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