When you talk family history in Wilmington, Del., it’s hard to escape the long shadow of one particular family—the Du Ponts—whose company, first with gunpowder and then with chemicals, became the major employer of this area and a corporate force throughout the nation. But even if your...
James M. Beidler, a German genealogy expert, writes the weekly column/blog “Roots & Branches” and is a German Life magazine columnist. His most recent book is the second edition of Trace Your German Roots Online, available from Masthof Press & Bookstore, https://www.masthof.com
