I wanted to take this time to wish all of the people that have read my posts over the past 5 years a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It’s not very often in life that you have the opportunity to tell large groups of people how grateful you are for the chance to help and guide those in the geneaolgical and historical society worlds. Just as those that came before me and gave me a helping hand, paying it forward is my way of saying thank you!

Now, for those that have lent a hand to me over the years, I want to specifically thank here:

James Beidler, Cathy Meder-Dempsey, John Kurt Entsminger, the late Becky Ann Shuff, Kathy Stefanik (Berger Girls-Strausstown Roots), Karen Vyborny, Shawn Gladden and the following groups: Berks County Genealogy, Lancaster County Pennsylvania Genealogy, Cumberland County Historical Society, Baltimore Historical Society, Pinegrove Historical Society, FamilyHart Roots-York County PA Genealogy, Lincoln County WV Genealogical Society, WV Ancestry, WV Genealogy Network, WV History and Culture, and the Putnum County WV Genealogy.

There are so many more that I know I am missing, but I want to thank them as well.

To my immediate family, I thank them for their interest in our family history and sharing those little details that sometimes would bring down those brick walls.

And last but not least, to my wife Cheryl…I could have never done all that I have done without you! Your keen interest in genealogy and both of our family histories has always given me the drive and motivation to do the research and discover more about our family ancestors! Merry Christmas Sweetie!

So I say to all of you, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!