Last July, I wrote about the lineage society that Palatines
to America had established for those who are descendants of those early
Palatines who came to this country under the leadership of Lutheran minister
Joshua Kocherthal. They arrived in New
York during the period of 1708 to 1711 and settled initially along the Hudson
River. They then relocated to the
Schoharie and then the Mohawk Valley.
This lineage society, a part of the Palatines to America is meant as a
means for the descendants of those early Palatines to establish their claim to
that lineage.
We are hoping that some members of the Palatines to America
will have completed the application and be inducted into the Kocherthal Circle
at our June 2013, National Conference in Albany, NY.
I would encourage anyone who claims those early Palatines as
their ancestors to download an application from our website at www.palam.org and complete the process. If you have already documented your family history
back to those Palatines, the process should be relatively easy. However there is a March 15 deadline for
submitting the application and documents needed to become a member.
You could become one of the charter members of the
Kocherthal Circle. Getting started now,
and join us in Albany in June.
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