by Marc | Jun 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Michael Layman was born in Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 10, 1818. He was the oldest of eight children born to Michael Layman and Sarah Klein. His father was born in Centre County, and his mother in Lancaster County, both of German heritage....
by Marc | May 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the 17th Century, Protestants were considered, at best, second-class citizens, with very few rights, high taxation and low standard of life. Protestants were being massacred by Catholics, the 30 Years’ War the tipping point that forced numerous families, including...
by Marc | May 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Daniel Row was born on July 10, 1813, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as the War of 1812 was being fought, which his future father-in-law, Adam Frantz, was an enlistee. The only Pennsylvania Battle was on Lake Erie, where Captain Perry defeated the British, occurred...
by Marc | May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Swiss Miss becomes pioneering marvel! Born and raised in the village of Neunkirch, Dorothy Burgauer and her Swiss Mennonite family were under constant persecution and taxation. She married well-educated Jacob Bucher and fought her way to middle-class, only to find the...
by Marc | May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
David Monroe Wert was the son of parents who bucked the odds. His father, Jacob Wert, and mother, Sarah Elizabeth Faber, both native Pennsylvanians, were born in 1804 and 1807, respectively, when the average life expectancy was forty-five years. Jacob lived to...
by Marc | Apr 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s a damp, cold morning in Midlothian as a slight fog rolls in. Soon the haze thickens and mingles with drizzle. The air smells like soil and peat, and a fog descends, enveloping the huts and farms that dot the landscape. This is Scotch mist—both a weather event and...
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