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Stories & Research

Meet the people behind the names through family memories, original records and the letters they left behind.

The Hilpert letters

Read the family correspondence alongside original scans, English translations and research notes.

Follow Hans through family memories, photographs and the records of his life.

Meet William and Martha and follow their story through the generations.

Explore the voyages, service records and photographs that document his years at sea.

Continue the Townsend story with Abbott, Laura and their family.

Read Anna’s family story, including the remembered encounter with wolves.