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You asked: Does this look like “Shorfler” to YOU? Yes it does - particularly the surname next to Mary.

If genealogy was easy we would all be done and dusted many years ago :)

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That's fair - I was just frustrated that I hadn't tried that permutation. 😀

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I love ❤️ your journey stories.

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I appreciate that - I love writing them, so as long as they are being enjoyed, I'm happy to oblige!

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And isn't THAT why we enjoy an interactive environment? It's inspiring.

As it happens, I'm giving a talk at the Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society (NWIGS.com) in a few weeks. My topic relates to a multi-platform project to capture and explore my journey to figure out how a 19th-century photo got into my family collection. Your post here has inspired me to dig further into some of the records of those Quakers!

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