Category Archives: Family

The Ascent of Baby

A few weekends ago we went to Jenny and Todd’s place for Audry’s 1st birthday party. There were many babies. Not quite as many when we had a pot-luck dinner a few weeks back with 15 babies (!) between 6 … Continue reading

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Lucy and the Babysitter(s)

Kate is still working two days per week. So when Kate’s in the office, Lucy is in the primary care of a neighbor. The woman is a former elementary school teacher who stays at home and home-schools her 7 year … Continue reading

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Wildwood, NJ with the Family, Sept ’10

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My Mother and Sister’s Birthday Lunch in Havre de Grace, Maryland

My wife and I took my sister and mother to Havre de Grace, Maryland today to celebrate their birthdays. The city is on the upper end of the Chesapeake Bay, on the south/west side of where the Sunsquehanna empties into … Continue reading

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The Busy Summer

This very well may be one of the most busy summers Kate and I have had together. I can’t believe I have yet to get to posting some photos and a congratulations for Steve and Sally. There are a couple hundred pics, so I suppose … Continue reading

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99-cent Eggs: Part III

Part I Part II My name is, was, and will be Hertzog. When I started researching my family name I had very little to work with, and almost no knowledge of where I came from before the mid-20th century. It … Continue reading

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99-cent Eggs: Part II

Part I  Thinking about my cross-country trek in 2000, I remembered, aside from gas station and convenience store parking lots in Philadelphia, Americans are generally a friendly lot. This man wasn’t going to let me down. He wiped his sweaty … Continue reading

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99-cent Eggs: Part I

Typically the holiday of Easter and mother nature’s notion of Spring can be at odds with each other in this part of the country. Weather on Easter Sunday can range from dreary, rainy, and cold, and look like late February. … Continue reading

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Genealogy: Our Mayflower Connections

On the family tree research front, must has been researched that I’m still trying to absorb. Its been a fascinating process. I’ve been working on something lengthy regarding the Hertzog line’s origin. I’ve managed to trace things back to Switzerland … Continue reading

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Ackerman in America

My mother’s maiden name is Ackerman. The Ackerman line looks like this: Stephen Clyde Ackerman (b. ? in Germany – d. 1790 in South Carolina) Stephen Oliver Ackerman (b. 1784 – d. 1849 ) Edwin Murray Ackerman (b. 1814 – … Continue reading

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