In 1980 I began on the never-ending search for family, known and unknown.  I 
have gone through periods of frenzy and sluggishness in my quest for 
information about my ancestors.  Through it all I have maintained an immense 
love of doing genealogy research. 
 
It all started out as the Veitz family tree and soon grew beyond belief with 
hundreds of surnames to keep track of.  The number of entries has gotten so 
large that I decided to use Tribal Pages.  The Veitz name is 
pronounced "Veets" and is often spelled Viets, Vietz, as well as Veitz.  
Apparently my grandfather, Clarence Edward Veitz, changed the spelling as I 
have found records with his signature first spelled Vietz and then Veitz.  

My Veitz family originates from the Benton, Pennsylvania area.  Actually my 
father was born in a place called Jamison City, Pennsylvania.  Jamison City 
almost does not exist anymore.  There are some houses there, but its heyday 
was in the late 1800's and early 1900's.  Other familiar names of places my 
dad used to talk about are Bloomsburg, Orangeville, Noxen, and Berwick.

Another interesting family I am connected to is the Foote family.  I spent 
some years in the Jamestown, New York area where there is a street named Foote 
Avenue.  The very first physician in Jamestown, New York was Elial Todd 
Foote.  While I do not connect directly to Dr. Foote, I do connect to his 
cousin Nathaniel Foote, who was a settler to the United States from England.

Because genealogy is an ongoing endeavor, changes to this site are 
inevitable.  Stay tuned for additions and corrections.


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If you find that there are errors on this site please email me and let me know 
so that I can make corrections.  This is a huge collection of names and 
information and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes.  As the tree 
grows it becomes ours not just mine.