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Four centuries of family history in America, from old New Amsterdam to the Wild West



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The New Amsterdam Days 

 
New Amsterdam is too often overlooked or overshadowed in American colonial history — by the earlier Viriginia settlement which gave birth to the Southern plantation economy, and by the Massachusetts Bay Colony whose legacy is turkeys and a medieval ideology comparable to today's Islamic radicalism.  New Amsterdam, in fact, contributed far more to the American culture than either of them.  New Amsterdam gave us bowling, Christmas and New Year celebrations, cookies, cole slaw, the first organized church in America, ice skating, log cabins, magicians, pancakes, property ownership for women, public education for both sexes, religious tolerance, the right of dissent, the rule of law, street paving, and tennis.

  Do you have a hankerin' to hang out in the 17th Century
a little longer?  Genealogically, that is? Join the
New Netherland Mailing List at Olive Tree Genealogy!
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 The Gold Mine   ...of family history




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Life's Mysteries Solved Here:

"A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty."
 
Mark Twain






 Fulkerson Genealogy 


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 Unattached Branches 
      We need to help these cousins find their way
    back to New Amsterdam!

Do you have an Unattached Branch?   Send an e-mail with information about your known ancestry. Include the names of grandparents, great-uncles, great-great-aunts and anyone else associated with your line, as well as their approximate years of birth, the places where they originated or lived, and any other relevant details that may aid in the search.

  Your enquiry may be added to the "Unattached Branches" section - based on your request or consent - when it appears to be the most practical option for solving the mystery. An "Unattached Branches" page should normally include at least two generations who lived prior to 1918. Tell me where to "cut it off" so that no living generations will be listed online.
NOTE: You are also welcome to contact family researchers on the Cousins E-Mail Page - just find the cousins researching the STATES where your branch has resided. Clicking on their STATES listings will take you directly to the cousins' individual branches, and perhaps you'll find it's also your branch!


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 Distinguished Cousins 




ABOUT THE AUTHOR:   Bob Fulkerson has lived in northern California, southern Illinois, New York City, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and now in Wyoming for the past 18 years. He attended West Valley College and San Jose State University, served in the Army medical corps, and spent more than two decades working in Veterans Administration hospitals. Upon learning his first few bits of the Fulkerson family history in 1995, he recognized the need to gather all the scattered family information into one place where cousins could easily find it and enjoy it. Bob created and maintains this family history site in Sheridan, Wyoming, just a few miles south of the Montana border.
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PRIVACY POLICY

Many family history sites publish personal information about living persons, a practice which may lead to invasions of privacy and unauthorized disclosures of sensitive personal and financial information. This site's longstanding policy uses "90 years ago" as a breakpoint. Currently, the site will list the names of persons born by WWI, and the names of their parents. Because maiden names are often used as passwords for bank accounts, this site will not disclose a maiden name if a child is possibly living.

Contributions of documented information will always be welcome. Please understand that information about the most recent generations can be accepted, but will not be placed on the site. And please accept this as your opportunity to become your branch's family historian for all of the recent, current and future generations. You'll find that your efforts will be very much appreciated.



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