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Wathen's Adventure: Help Make this Exciting New...
We’re just six weeks into the year, and 2024 is already shaping up to be big for Wathen genealogical research. I’d like to highlight a few developments so far, then share...
Wathen's Adventure: Help Make this Exciting New...
We’re just six weeks into the year, and 2024 is already shaping up to be big for Wathen genealogical research. I’d like to highlight a few developments so far, then share...

The Frederick County Warthens
Last weekend, two of my sons and I took a trip to Emmitsburg, Maryland for an annual retreat that I’ve been taking teens to for nearly two decades: Mount 2000,...
The Frederick County Warthens
Last weekend, two of my sons and I took a trip to Emmitsburg, Maryland for an annual retreat that I’ve been taking teens to for nearly two decades: Mount 2000,...

Happy 95th Birthday to Carol Collins!
Those who study the Wathen family will inevitably discover the research of Carolyn Huebner Collins, whose landmark book Wathen Anthology compiled decades of genealogical research from across the country. Carol,...
Happy 95th Birthday to Carol Collins!
Those who study the Wathen family will inevitably discover the research of Carolyn Huebner Collins, whose landmark book Wathen Anthology compiled decades of genealogical research from across the country. Carol,...

St. Mary's County Historical Society Now Sellin...
If you're looking for a local copies of The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History, you can now find them at the St. Mary's County Historical Society bookstore at Tudor...
St. Mary's County Historical Society Now Sellin...
If you're looking for a local copies of The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History, you can now find them at the St. Mary's County Historical Society bookstore at Tudor...

What does the "Wathen" name mean?
The following article is an excerpt from page 76 of The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History. You can find many interesting details like these within the 470...
What does the "Wathen" name mean?
The following article is an excerpt from page 76 of The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History. You can find many interesting details like these within the 470...

An Extraordinary Advance in Y-DNA Research
Those who have followed the genealogy research on this blog and in my book, The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History, know that Y-DNA testing is a powerful tool...
An Extraordinary Advance in Y-DNA Research
Those who have followed the genealogy research on this blog and in my book, The Wathens of Southern Maryland: Their Genealogy & History, know that Y-DNA testing is a powerful tool...