Diane Sleger
Books
Shadows to Sunshine, Our Salem Lineage15OCT2025© Diane Sleger.
This Salem Lineage pertains to the descendants of those accused in the Salem witch trials of 1692. This encompasses the witches, the accusers, and the court magistrates. The Salem Witchcraft Trials were a distressing sequence of events in which those who were innocent and defenseless were wrongfully blamed, endured torment, were incarcerated, and even faced execution. Alongside individuals who were wrongly or fairly prosecuted as witches. I found an extended Salem line, similar to my DAR Patriots, through my paternal grandmother's maiden surname, Leffingwell.
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Our Salem Lineage
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Our Weir Line
Shadows to Sunshine, Our Weir Line, 20FEB2024 © Diane Sleger. This is a genealogical research review of the maternal Weir Line, exploring ancestors' roles in World War I and the impacts of war. It mentions the importance of acknowledging veterans who suffer from PTSD and the impact on their families. It touches on the resilience of Jean, a creative artist who still pursued her dreams despite obstacles. Additionally, it shows the power of love and writing heartfelt letters References: NSDAR, Washington, D.C., and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Chicago, IL
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Our Roblin Line
Shadows to Sunshine, Our Roblin Line, 01FEB2024 © Diane Sleger. This focuses on the United Empire Loyalists lineage. Philip John Roblin, fifth paternal great-grandfather, was a Loyalist pioneer who settled in the Ontario Bay of Quinte and Hay Bay. The lineage also traces back to John Van Tassel, fifth great-grandfather, a prominent Revolutionary War Patriot References: NSDAR, Washington, DC, Loyalist Trails: UELAC Newsletter, and Pritzker Military Museum Library, Chicago, IL
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Our Park Stewart Line
Shadows to Sunshine, Our Park Stewart Line, 08APR2022 © Diane Sleger. The genealogical research review covers the lineage from the paternal surname Park to Hutchinson to McBeath to Stewart in the UK. Her 5th paternal grandfather was a Loyalist Scottish Officer in the British Army. Her father, an Atomic Age veteran of, the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, experienced the effects of radiation from the Trinity Test during the Manhattan Project. References: NSDAR, Washington DC, and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Chicago, IL
