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Last updated: May 2023 According to the ancient Egyptians, a man dies twice:  first when his soul leaves his body, and for a second time when his name is no longer spoken on earth.  (Wall Street Journal Feb 7, 2019) Website/Blog Overview Welcome to the family history site for those families with the surname of Kessler, Keslar, and Kesler … Read more

NOTE: On August 24, 2018, I traveled to Jefferson Township, near Frederick, Maryland and located the site of the Kessler farms that were initially cleared by Johann Georg Bernhard Kessler and his sons in 1751 and managed by the family for the next 150 years, until the death of Andrew Kessler Jr. in 1896. If … Read more