My Father’s Land
Palatinate Immigration to North-Central West Virginia
Published by The Feather Cottage, November 2023.
My Fathers’ Land is a fascinating book which has been well researched … It delves into an American family’s emigration from Germany in the 1700s and follows them through the current time. It does this with great detail and includes relevant maps and photos … I could not put this book down and highly recommend it.”
Ed Fisher, reader
My Fathers’ Land is a great read … Jacob Feather was an amazing man. You come from an amazing family.
The Rev. Don Hartshorne
In the vein of Mountain People in a Flat Land, My Fathers’ Land is a personal journey of immigration and migration, beginning in Rhineland Germany and ending in the Allegheny Mountains of north-central West Virginia (Preston and Tucker counties).
Both a global and personal journey of coming full circle, My Fathers’ Land relates the immigrant’s story through the author’s fourth great-grandfather, Jacob Vatter Feather, and the sons who came after him. What was it about the Allegheny Mountains that drew this immigrant and Revolutionary War veteran deep into their wilderness and hardships? And what continues to draw their offspring to these mountains, more than 200 years later?
My Fathers’ Land is of particular interest to other genealogy researchers of Palatine ancestors who settled in Somerset/Beford counties, Pennsylvania, and north-central West Virginia. Family names explored include Feather, Fetters, Connery, Weimer, Harsh, Judy, Wotring/Watring, Keiper, and many more Swiss and German surnames.
This book is available from amazon.com in both soft and hardcover versions.
A limited edition run of the books on higher-quality paper and binding is available directly from the author. Both softcover ($35.00) and hardcover ($55.00) versions are available. Price includes shipping via fourth-class book rate. These can be picked up in Bruceton Mills, as well. Please email for purchasing information or purchase the print-on-demand version from amazon.com.
