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NEWSLETTERS

Date                       Family                                Title                                                                                  ____    
VOLUME XV
Mar-14                   Crane                            Benjamin Crane, Revolutionary Soldier
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VOLUME XIV
Jan-13                   Durland                           The Durland Ancestry

Feb-13                  Durland/Crane                 A Coincidence in the Family

Mar-13                  Schueneman                   Dankbar, An Unfamiliar Name

Apr-13                   Durland                          Brothers

May-13                  Durland                          Charles Free Durland

Jun-13                   Durland                           The Wedding Dress Legend

Jul-13                    Durland                           A Look Back to 1983

Dec-13                   Durland                           No Samuel
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VOLUME XIII
Jan-12                   Schueneman/                  The Greitenevert Family and What Happened to Lambert?
                              Greitenevert 


Feb-12                   Free                                 More About Becky's Siblings

Mar-12                  Crane                               Where It All Began and Where It Ended
 
Apr-12                   Durland                            Where It All Began and Where It Ended - Chapter 2

May-12                  Schueneman                     A Family Legend

Jun-12                    Free                                 The John Free Family

Jul-12                     Kuhnert                          The Spirit of Louis Kuhnert

Aug-12                   Durland                           The Robert Durland Family

Sep-12                   Crane                              Tracing Mary Ann Crane's Roots

Oct-12                    Elson                               The Elson Family

Nov-12                   Free                                William Free - His History Before His Marriage

Dec-12                   Durland/Schueneman      Heritage Organizations
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VOLUME XII
Jan-11                  Durland                        Alice Durland Ryniker

Feb-11              Schueneman                 The Battered Bastards of the Battle of Bastogne WW II

Mar-11               Elson                           Our Illustrious Elson Cousin

Apr-11               Kuhnert                        Our Advertising Mogul Louis C. Kuhnert

May-11              Free                            To Commemorate Our Civil War Uncle Milton W. Free

Jun-11               Schueneman                 Leo Schueneman, The Bowling Tycoon

Jul-11                Durland                        Another Civil War Uncle

Aug-11              Kuhnert                        More About Josie

Sep-11              Schuenemann                Johann Heinrich's Brother Bernhard

Oct-11               Elson                           Magnolia

Nov-11              Wiggenhorn                  The Cigar Factory


Dec-11              Durland                        Ending the Year of Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins

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VOLUME XI
Jan-10                
 Durland                        Our Direct Lineage to Kings of England

Feb-10              Rebecca Free                Prelude to Becky


Mar-10              Elson                           Mary Elizabeth Elson

Apr-10              Durland                         Margaret - Dorothy - Sarah

May-10             Crane                           Mary Ann Crane's Mother - Elizabeth Shuler


Jun-10              Crane                           Another Grandmother, Wife, and Mother - Phebe Meeker

Jul-10                Free                            The Bevans and Quaker Link


Aug-10              Free                             Another Love Story

Sep-10              Kuhnert                         They Began Their Marriages Together in 1882

Oct-10              Wiggenhorn                     Grandmama Sleeps

Nov-10              Crane                            Mary Ann Crane - The Last of Our Important Grandmothers

Dec-10              Schueneman                   It's All About NANA
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VOLUME X   
Jul-09              Crane                            A Granddaughter Finds Her Ancestral Grandfather


Aug-09                 Crane                                   A Romance

Sep-09             Kuhnert                         Brick Wall Mysteries

Oct-09             Wiggenhorn                     Imagine

Nov-09             Elson                             Irony

Dec-09 
            Schueneman                   More on the Christmas Tree Ship
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Newsletter Archives (Volumes I-IX)

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Printable Index (Volumes I-IX)
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Date          Family                      Chapter                                                                     _____________      _  
VOLUME I 
Jan-96        Announcement of 1996 Newsletters
 
Jan-96        Durland/Crane            The Robert Durland and Mary Ann Crane Connection    
                                                 Various Faces of the Coat-of-Arms                              
                                                 Preface of Wayne Dorland Book 

                                                 Welcome by Mary Durland                                               
 
Mar-96        Free/Elson                 The Big Mystery: Who is William Free's Father? A, B, or C?
                                                 The Scotch Irish
                                                 Mary's Messages   
 
May-96       Schueneman/              Schueneman Tidbits
                  Greitenevert                Ochtrup: An Introduction to Our German Roots 
                                                  Mary's Messages   

Jul-96         Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn     The Kuhnert and Wiggenhorn Family Charts
                                                  The Enigma of Carl Kuhnert          
                                                  The Saga of Wilhelm and Josephine in Watertown, Wisconsin
                                                  Grandmama Wiggenhorn Sleeps 
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VOLUME II    
Jan-97         Announcement of 1997 Newsletters

Feb-97         Durland/Crane             James Youngs Durland     
                                                   "The Hardware Store" 
                                                   The Dorland Family Redwood  
                                                   Mary Ann Crane: The Matriarch of the Robert Durland Family
                                                   Mary's Messages

Jun-97         Free/Elson                  The Free-Elson Connection  
                                                   Rebecca Jane Free: A Photo Story 
                                                   A Little History About the Early German Pennsylvanians
                                                   The Name of Stewart Doesn't Always Mean Royalty
                                                   Which Ancestor is Scotch-Irish, Elson or Stewart or Both?
                                                   Mary's Messages 

Aug-97        Schueneman/              Children of Lambert John Schueneman
                   Greitenevert               The Ancient Records   
                                                   Short History of Ochtrup: Home of Our Ancestors
                                                   Germany Today
                                                   Mary's Messages

Nov-97        Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn      Carl and Wilhelmina's Grandchildren
                                                    More About Carl Kuhnert 
                                                    The Women in Carl Kuhnert's Life
                                                    Panhas  
                                                    History of Schöppingen
                                                    Mary's Messages
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VOLUME III    
Mar-98         Durland/Crane              Issue Dedicated to Harry Elson Durland 
                                                    A Profile of Harry Elson Durland  
                                                    New Amsterdam
                                                    Patriotic Organizations
                                                   
Our Direct Lineage to the Kings of England and Charlemagne
                                                    Mary's Messages

May-98         Free/Elson                   Rebecca Jane Free and Her Family
                                                     Are These the Same Man? (William Free)
                                                     What's In a Name?
                                                     Milton Free, Soldier of the Civil War
                                                     Richard Elson, PVT Revolutionary War 
                                                     Mary's Messages

Jul-98           Schueneman/               Elvera Ann Schueneman 1893-1985  
                     Greitenevert               "Nana"  
                                                     Chicago: The Mud City   
                                                     Historical Certificates for the Schueneman Family
                                                     Anna Elisabeth Schuenemann's Grave? 
                                                     Mary's Messages    

Oct-98         Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn       "Minnie" (Wilhelmina Kuhnert 1859-1950)
                                                     Memories of Minnie
                                                     Who Are the Wiggenhorns?
                                                     Much More on Carl Kuhnert  
                                                     Mary's Messages 


1998 Schueneman Reunion             BONUS MATERIAL!
                                                    1998 Schueneman Reunion Photo Booklet

                                                     (August 2, 1998 -- Johnsburg, IL)

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Ma
r-99           Durland/Crane              Mary Ann Crane Durland 1816-1907
                                                      A Perspective of Our Colonial Roots
                                                      And Then There Were the Huegenots(Our French Ancestry)
                                                      Seeing Our Ancestors as Real People in the 1600s
                                                      Where is Samuel? Or the Naming System of the Dutch
                                                      Mary Ann Crane - The End of a Journal (Obit)
                                                      Mary's Messages

Jun-99           Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn      Dedicated to Mary Louise "Pat" Romano 1925-1999
                                                      Pat (Romano)
                                                      History of Wiggenhorn
                                                      Still Searching
                                                      Kuhnert Family Memorabilia
                                                      Carl Kuhnert & Centerville
                                                      Kuhnert History
                                                      Mary's Messages

Sep-99            Free/Elson                  The Mystery is Solved (William Free)      
                                                      The Answer! 
                                                       Ann Bevan, Our Quaker Ancestor 
                                                       Additional Info About Richard Elson, Revolutionary Soldier
                                                       History of Genealogy
                                                       Mary's Messages

Nov-99            Schueneman/              Family Charts                                                             
                        Greitenevert              The Christmas Tree Ships     
                                                       Bernhard, Brother of Johann Heinrich
                                                       The Latest Information on Henry (Eldest Son of Johann Heinrich)
                                                       Mary's Messages 
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VOLUME V    
Jan-00             Announcement of 2000 Newsletters

Feb-00             Durland                     The Durland Ancestry
                                                       About Robert Durland's Childhood
                                                       The Dorland Family Name in Holland
                                                       The Nijenrode Connection to Durland
                                                       Some Other Durland Girls
                                                       The Tulip Craze
                                                       Index of Past Durland/Crane Issues
                                                       Mary's Messages
 
Apr-00             Crane                        The Road From Jasper to Mary Ann
                                                       The Ancestry of Mary Ann Crane Durland
                                                       Proving the Paternity of Mary Ann Crane
                                                       New Ancestors: The Meeker Family
                                                       "The Bole"
                                                       A Story About "The Bole"
                                                       Sequel to "The Other Durland Girls"
                                                       Mary's Messages
 
Jun-00             Free/Elson                  Rebecca Free's Siblings About 1872
                                                       Free Siblings 
                                                       Inventory From Abraham's Will 
                                                       Early Elsons 
                                                       Our What If History
                                                       Mary's Messages

Oct-00            Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn      The Kuhnert Family Photo Album
                                                        Mena's Memorabilia - New Information About Her Family
                                                        Carl and Mena
                                                        The Three Kuhnert Brothers (Carl Jr., Louis, August)
                                                        Minnie and Josie Were Inseparable
                                                        The Second Kuhnert Family
                                                        The 1908 Kuhnert Family Reunion
                                                        Identifying Everyone in the Mystery Photos
                                                        Mary's Messages 

Nov-00          Schueneman/                The Resting Place of Our First Schuenemansin the US
                      Greitenevert                 Anna Elisabeth Dankbar - Another Ancestor's Family
                                                        Nana's Christmas Cookies
                                                        A World War II Hero (Henry J. Schueneman)
                                                        A Tribute From a Granddaughter
                                                        Mary's Messages
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VOLUME VI  
Jan-01         Announcement of 2001 Newsletters

Feb-01          Durland                         James Youngs Durland 1850-1927, Son of Robert
                                                        The Family of Robert Durland
                                                        James Youngs Durland - Revisited From the 1997 Issue
                                                        The Family of James Youngs
                                                        Durland Tidbits
                                                        Mary's Messages

Apr-01           Crane                           Mother & The Crane Grandmothers of Mary Ann Crane
                                                        Mary Ann Crane's Pedigree of Her Crane Grandmothers
                                                        Phoebe Meeker Crane
                                                        Elizabeth Schuler Crane - Mother of Mary Ann
                                                        Abigail (?)
                                                        Mary Treat - Great, Great Grandmother of Mary Ann
                                                        Marriage Laws in Newark, NJ - Before 1795
                                                        Alice Leave Crane
                                                        Mary's Messages 
 
Jun-01          Free/Elson                      Mary Elizabeth Elson Free Ambrotype
                                                        The Elson in Harry Elson Durland
                                                        The Elson Controversy & The Stewart Link
                                                        A Continuing Dilemma
                                                        Where Are We In Solving the Free Mystique
                                                        Mary's Messages
 
Oct-01          Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn         Carl and Mena
                                                        Tracking Carl (Charles) Kuhnert
                                                        Wilhelm Wiggenhorn
                                                        Josephine Kuhnert's Husband - Joseph Heimer
                                                        Mary's Messages  

Dec-01          Schueneman/                 The Interior of St. Lamberti - Ochtrup, Germany
                      Greitenevert                 A Pictorial Journey of a Descendant to His Roots
                                                        St. Boniface Church and School
                                                        Leo Schueneman, Entrepreneur
                                                        High German and Low German
                                                        Will There Be a Christmas Ship This Year?
                                                        Some Schueneman/Greitenevert History
                                                        Mary's Messages  
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VOLUME VII  
Jan-02           Announcement of 2002 Newsletters

Feb-02            Durland                        Harry Durland's Military Record WW I 
                                                        Instructions on the Back of the Induction Papers
                                                        Harry Durland and WW I 
                                                        Harry Durland's Discharge From the Army
                                                        Teachers' Rules
                                                        From Whence They Came
                                                        Mary's Messages 
 
Apr-02            Crane                          What Do Jasper Crane, Robert Treat, and William
                                                               Meeker Have in Common? 
                                                        The Beginning 
                                                        Jasper Crane - Branford
                                                        Robert Treat - Milford
                                                        Jasper Crane and Robert Treat Together -
                                                                 Newark, New Jersey
                                                        Robert Treat Returns to Milford
                                                        Crane Namesakes
                                                        Mary's Messages 
 
Jul-02             Free/Elson                    Are These Two Young Boys Brothers of Mary Elizabeth Elson Free?
                                                         Answer to Cover Question
                                                         The Elson Readers   
                                                         Wow! (Looking for Mary Turner) 
                                                         Rebecca Free's Siblings
                                                         Mary's Messages   

Oct-02            Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn        New Discoveries 
                                                         Remien & Kuhnert  
                                                         More Postcards
                                                         The Man Who Foments Controversy - Charles Kuhnert
                                                         The Buena Vista House - A Family Survivor
                                                         Mary's Messages
 
Dec-02            Schueneman                  A Christmas Greeting - A Card Drawn by Marcella Schueneman
                                                         John Schuenemann, aka Johann Heinrich Schuenemann?
                                                         Recollections of Henry Joseph Schueneman Sr. & Jr.
                                                         The Dankbars and Other Associated Families
                                                         Other Ochtrup Scenes 
                                                         Mary's Messages  
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VOLUME VIII  
Jan-03             Announcement of 2003 Newsletters

Feb-03              Durland                       Excerpts From the High School Album of Harry E. Durland
                                                         Pages From the Album   
                                                         Excerpts
                                                         The Budd Connection
                                                         Mary's Messages   

Apr-03               Crane                        Our New Haven Connections - The Meeting House
                                                         Our Connections to the Colony of New Haven
                                                         Authentic Agreement Made With the Indians
                                                                   For the Purchase of Land in Quinnipiac 
                                                         Mary Ann Crane's Mother - Another German Connection
                                                         Mary's Messages

Jun-03              Free/Elson                   The Geographical Ancestry of Rebecca Free
                                                         The Geographical Origins of Families
                                                         Germantown and Pennsylvania
                                                         The Original Elson From Maryland
                                                         The Scotch-Irish
                                                         Mary's Messages

Oct-03             Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn        Otilia Kuhnert 1876-1903
                                                          Views of Otilia Kuhnert   
                                                          The Cemetery Plot of Charles Kuhnert    
                                                          Serendipity, How Sweet It Is       
                                                          A Golden Wedding - And a Bit of History
                                                          Mary's Messages   

Nov-03              Schueneman                 Nana Day 2003    
                                                          A Review of Nana Day  
                                                          More Anniversaries     
                                                          The Dowe Brothers - Robert and William  
                                                          About Johann's Family 
                                                          Johann's Land      
                                                          Mary's Messages
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VOLUME IX   
Jan-04               Announcement of 2004 Newsletters

Feb-04               Durland                     "Dr. James Thacher Describes the Hardships of the
                                                                     Winter Encampment at Morristown" 
                                                         New Jersey in the American Revolution
                                                         William Dorland
                                                         Phineas Gilbert Youngs
                                                         Dorothy Budd - Our Link to the Budd Family
                                                         Mary's Messages    
 
Apr-04                Crane                       The Armorial of the Cranes 
                                                         Reprint From the 2000 Newsletter Cover 
                                                         Crane Family
                                                         Town Lots of the First Residents of Newark, New Jersey
                                                         Robert Treat and Jasper Crane
                                                         Phoebe Meeker - Another New Jersey Ancestor 
                                                         What is a Palatine?
                                                         Mary's Messages
 
Jul-04                 Free/Elson                 More on the Siblings of Rebecca Free and  
                                                                    Her Mother Mary Elizabeth Elson 
                                                         Rebecca Free's Siblings
                                                         More on Sibling John Free 
                                                         Mary Elizabeth Elson's Siblings
                                                         Mary's Messages 
 
Oct-04            Kuhnert/Wiggenhorn         A Few More Stories of Some of the Kuhnert Family
                                                          Louis
                                                          Louis Jr.
                                                          Carrie 
                                                          August 
                                                          Charles Jr.   
                                                          Bertha  
                                                          Mary's Messages 

Dec-04              Schueneman                 Some Schueneman Cousins of Gerhard, Lambert, Albert
                                                          Marcella Schueneman - From Albert
                                                          Ulrich Visits the U.S.A. - John From Gerhard
                                                          Mitzi's Photo Journey Visiting Cousins in
                                                                      San Diego and Illinois
                                                          Mary's Messages

Dec-04              Final Letter