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Celebrate Wathen Day 2025!
September 10th is Wathen Day, an opportunity for Wathen-descendants around the country to celebrate the journey of our ancestor John Wathen to America. As I said last year when I announced...
Celebrate Wathen Day 2025!
September 10th is Wathen Day, an opportunity for Wathen-descendants around the country to celebrate the journey of our ancestor John Wathen to America. As I said last year when I announced...

The Warthens of Montgomery County: A Recent Gen...
Every once in a while, genealogists have a "eureka discovery" that makes all of the searching worth it. I don't speak German, but the Germans (not surprisingly) have a word...
The Warthens of Montgomery County: A Recent Gen...
Every once in a while, genealogists have a "eureka discovery" that makes all of the searching worth it. I don't speak German, but the Germans (not surprisingly) have a word...

A New Book is Coming! Important Updates!
Something new is on the horizon! This summer marks the two-year anniversary of the publication of my first genealogy book, The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History, but...
A New Book is Coming! Important Updates!
Something new is on the horizon! This summer marks the two-year anniversary of the publication of my first genealogy book, The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History, but...

Independence Day Sale
The discounts are coming! The discounts are coming! (Pardon the Revolutionary War pun...)In honor of Independence Day - and the 2025 Genealogy and History Conference in Southern Maryland - we're...
Independence Day Sale
The discounts are coming! The discounts are coming! (Pardon the Revolutionary War pun...)In honor of Independence Day - and the 2025 Genealogy and History Conference in Southern Maryland - we're...

Puzzle Solved?
For decades, the ancestry of James Hanson Wathen – the forefather of most St. Mary’s County Wathens – has been a mystery, puzzling genealogists since at least the 1920s! As...
Puzzle Solved?
For decades, the ancestry of James Hanson Wathen – the forefather of most St. Mary’s County Wathens – has been a mystery, puzzling genealogists since at least the 1920s! As...

Exciting News about My Upcoming Book, Wathen’s ...
Hello, cousins! As we approach the two-year anniversary of The Wathens of Southern Maryland, I’m thrilled to share some exciting updates about my next book, Wathen’s Adventure: The Genealogy and...
Exciting News about My Upcoming Book, Wathen’s ...
Hello, cousins! As we approach the two-year anniversary of The Wathens of Southern Maryland, I’m thrilled to share some exciting updates about my next book, Wathen’s Adventure: The Genealogy and...