GUESTBOOK AND OTHER GOOD LINKS
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GUESTBOOK OF THE BRADT FAMILY SOCIETY
THE NORMANSKILL BY THE ALBANY COUNTY RAIL TRAIL
NEW: THE NORMANSKILL AND VICINITY ON PHOTOSNACK
LOG OF THE SHIP RENSSELAERSWYCK documenting the birth of Storm Vanderzee on November 2
BAPTISMAL RECORD OF STORM VANDERZEE IN ENGLAND   It's the third record on the list: Storme sonne of Albert Anrice and his wife Anne of Amsterdam - 13
ILFRACOMBE PARISH CHURCH WEBSITE where Storm Vanderzee was baptized.
ILFRACOMBE PARISH CHURCH INTERIOR
ILFRACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, ENGLAND on Wikipedia.


SOME OF OUR LINKS DON'T WORK, I KNOW THIS AND IF WE EVER GET A REAL WEBMASTER IT WILL BE CORRECTED :-)

BRADT COUSINS WEBSITES

*Note: A couple of the websites above mention Arent Andriessen Bratt (#2 in Cynthia's "Descendants of Albert and Arent Andriessen Bradt") as possibly having a Mohawk mother.  The difficulty with this is that Arent was born before New Netherland was settled by Europeans.  Because some Bradts do have Native American ancestors, this is generally viewed as being a mix-up, and Arent's mother, like his father, is believed to be Norwegian. 
 In accordance with Cynthia's book, Arent A. Bradt,#231, mother, was Susanna Van Slyck, and her mother was 50% Native American, Wolf Clan, Haudenosaunee Nation, i.e., The Iroquois. You can see how mixing up the "Arents" can be confusing after all, there are at least 17 "Arents" in the first six (6) generations of Bradt's in America.
Perfect publications are pretty much impossible, whether digital or hard copy.  By way of example, we may sometimes refer to "Arent Bratt" or "Arent Andriessen Bradt" on this website or in Bradt publications. In actuality, Arent (#2) had died before Bratt came into use, and long before Bradt became common.  (Arent's children did use the name Bratt.)

HELP!  INFORMATION OVERLOAD
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Where Can I Find Reliable Family History?
Those of you who have used the internet to explore your family tree have quickly discovered what an overwhelming amount of information is available in cyberspace. You may have also discovered how much of it is wrong. So how can anyone tell what information is correct, what is likely, what is only speculative, and what is just plain wrong?

The Bradt Family Society has been very fortunate in having several cousins and friends who have been very thorough in researching our roots. What this means is that they go back to "original sources": government records, church records, gravestones, letters, etc. Newspapers and other contemporary written sources are helpful in filling in the gaps.

Bradt Family publications are very reliable. While our researchers have made mistakes just like everyone else, they have been very careful and methodical, and they have done it only to have an accurate record. They've never attempted to make any money from it.

Even on this site, you should read carefully. Some of the information posted here is about Bratts that have no documented connection to us. In particular a few Norwegian and Swedish Bratts may be related, but we have no supporting documentation.

Likewise in our Guestbook. The information you find on it is not edited or guaranteed by The Bradt Family Society.

If you'd like to verify information about the history of the Bradt Family, start with our officers and in particular with our historian, Daniel Bradt. He has access to the research and publications of Cynthia Brott Biasca, Peter Christoph, Joan Bradt Wood, Laurie Grimes, and more. You'll never go far wrong with any of these sources, and some of their books are available through inter-library loans, usually free of charge.

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