Novice family historian, ardent lover of history and the Pennsylvania Dutch culture.

I also want to thank all of the distant kin who've documented the lives and graves of our family, and those kind strangers who left flowers on the virtual memorials of my family members. It's comforting to know that there are other human beings who can look at the final resting place of a stranger and hope that their name and story isn't forgotten to the world.

Novice family historian, ardent lover of history and the Pennsylvania Dutch culture.

I also want to thank all of the distant kin who've documented the lives and graves of our family, and those kind strangers who left flowers on the virtual memorials of my family members. It's comforting to know that there are other human beings who can look at the final resting place of a stranger and hope that their name and story isn't forgotten to the world.