Monday, August 10, 2026

Cornelius Van Der Zee

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Triangulating. That is what I have been doing to figure out the two Cornelius Van Der Zees who were both soldiers of the American Revolution...
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Friday, July 17, 2026

Bonus article on Bethlehem's Revolutionary War Soldiers

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The Bethlehem Historical Association's summer newsletter just came out and its got some great stuff.   Bill Ketzer, Bethlehem's Town...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

Major Richard Sill: From Bethlehem by way of Connecticut

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Major Richard Sill, one of our Revolutionary War soldiers "from" Bethlehem, was born (1755) and raised in Lyme Connecticut in an a...
Sunday, June 28, 2026

Dirck Becker and Wouter Becker

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Dirck Becker and Wouter Becker are on "The List" as having served in the American Revolution. Hopefully you are aware of Beckers C...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The Haswell Family and the Revolution

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My favorite way to talk about the Haswell family and their experience of the American Revolution is to start with the quote below from Samue...
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Monday, May 25, 2026

Remembering Revolution this Memorial Day

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On this Memorial Day, I keep thinking about this quote. It deeply informs my current project researching Bethlehem's Revolutionary War v...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Peter Rosekrans should be on our list!

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  Peter Rosekrans grave marker at Elmwood Cemetery Honestly, The List drives me crazy.  It is really arbitrary. Before I call it quits on th...