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Revolutionary War soldiers aplenty in my pedigree
Published June 2, 2026
You might say that Revolutionary War soldiers are a dime a dozen in my ancestry. With all the justifiable flutter over the America 250 celebration I thought I might take a count and without getting too deep into the weeds of documentation I came up with more than two dozen. As far as I know, …
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The Best of "Roots & Branches", Fifth Edition published July 2017, edited by Terri J. Bridgwater.
It contains a selection of columns from Beidler’s award-winning newspaper column (currently published in the Altoona Mirror), which is the only syndicated newspaper column on genealogy in Pennsylvania.
The book can be ordered online, or purchased directly from Jim when he speaks at a conference.