Hi! I am Bart. Welcome to the portion of our site that tells about our family. This portion is for family members who are scattered around the country, but hopefully you will find it of interest if you are interested in genealogy and/or dialects.

Our family name is Bartholomew. My three brothers and two sisters and I are the children of Alfred K. and Velma S. Bartholomew. We grew up on the family farm in East Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. We Bartholomews trace our heritage to Henry Bartholomew who immigrated from Germany in 1751 and settled in eastern Pennsylvania with many other German (Deutsch) people. Over the years the Pennsylvania Deutsch (Deitsch) have become know as Pennsylvania Dutch. If you are interested in learning about the Pennsylvania Dutch customs, culture and language, please visit some of the sites that I have linked.

History shows that Henry Bartholomew and neighbor, John Snyder, were commissioned by the young republic to assist with the hauling of money and valuable papers in 1777 from Philadelphia, through British lines, to safety in the Allentown and Easton, Pennsylvania area.

The above article has served as the major source of the Bartholomew family tree starting from Henry Bartholomew to our father, Alfred K. Bartholomew. the linked pages are my attempt at tracing this family tree.

On the attached pages you will find older pictures of the Bartholomews and the Bartholomew farm homestead in Pennsylvania.

This is a more recent picture of the six children of A.K. and Velma Bartholomew. From this picture you will find links to other pictures of their families.

Hi! I am Mary. I became a Bartholomew when I married Daniel (Bart) on October 29, 1966.

Bart and Mary have two children. Both children were born while Bart was in the Army stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

We lived many places in the US and overseas during the 26 years that Bart served as an officer in the US Army. We are now at home in quiet, peaceful Kansas. After moving to Kansas, Bart taught 7th grade students mathemaics at Eisenhower Middle School; Mary is a home maker.

Other family photos: these are photos of just a few of the Bartholomew nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and nephews.