Genealogy
I am a Central PA native with an extensive personal genealogy database focusing on Centre and the surrounding counties of Blair, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Union. My roots run deep as some of my lines have been residing in the area prior to Centre County being established in 1800. At that time, the county was formed from parts of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, and Lycoming Counties.
Most of the surnames I am researching concentrate on Central PA but are located throughout the state and beyond and include:
Bloom, Bottorf, Buchheit, Casner, Conaway, Dale/Diehl, Derrick, Estep, Fortney, Fye, Guenther, Gummo, Hess, Homan, Horton, Kerns, Lee, Loncoske/Lonkosky/Lonkofski, Mark, Miller, Musser/Moser/Mosser, Reifsnyder, Resides, Schucker/Schuckers/Shucker, Shubert, Shugarts/Shugart/Shugert, Spatz, Struble, Sunday/Sundy/Sontag, Swartz, Tressler/Dressler, Williams, Wills, and more!
Involvement
- County Coordinator for the Centre County PAGenWeb Project for 15 years, providing genealogical research resources, guidance, and assistance to the public.
- Co-Administrator for the Centre County PA Genealogy Facebook Group for 8 years, a group with over 1,100 members.
- Contributor to Find A Grave for 8 years, creating over 500 memorials and providing numerous volunteer photos.
- Administrator for the Centre County Genealogical Society Facebook Page.
- Freelance Genealogy Researcher. See my page Research Assistance for information.
- Former Website Coordinator and Executive Committee member for the Centre County Genealogical Society for 16 years.
Affiliations
- Member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Bellefonte Chapter (proven descendant of Daniel Musser, 1st Company, 6th Battalion, Northampton County, PA Militia).
- Member of the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Tent 62 Catherine Wilson Curtin (proven descendant of Jacob William Sunday, Company B, 148th Regiment, PA Volunteers).
- Member of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (proven descendant of Jacob William Sunday, Company B, 148th Regiment, PA Volunteers).
- Member of the Blair County Genealogical Society, Centre County Historical Society, Clearfield County Historical Society, and Elk County Historical Society.