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Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	Retired
Location	Odenton, Maryland
Introduction	I have been seriously researching my family roots for the last ten years. My ancestors are predominantly Germans who settled in Pennsylvania from the late 1600s to the mid 1700s, but I also have roots in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia/West Virginia. Naturally, I live in Maryland, a state they predominantly skipped! My goal is to track each branch back to the first immigrant, and I have compiled an impressive list of "begats." But I am now learning the joy of digging deeper into the stories of my ancestors, exploring their lives in the context of history (something I never appreciated before), and reflecting on what they mean to me and my family.