Monthly Archives: November 2026
Gramom Beidler’s list got me started!
Published November 9, 2026
Sometimes life pulls together some different threads that you had no idea might intersect. The first thread is that my church, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, celebrates a take on the Mexican tradition called Día de Los Muertos (“Day of the Dead” in Spanish) in which we’re all invited to bring photos …
For Sale
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.