by susy geissinger | Sep 17, 2026 | British Isles
The Surprising Island Origin of New Jersey’s Name Many people know New Jersey as the Garden State, but fewer realize its name comes from a small island thousands of miles away in the English Channel. Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, sitting...
by susy geissinger | Sep 17, 2026 | British Isles
How Guernsey Island Settlers Founded Guernsey County, Ohio Sarchet, Lepage, Ogier, Bichard, Naftel, Marquand, Langlois, Corbet, Torode, Poidevin, Ferbrache or DeLaRue — if any of these surnames sound familiar, you could be a “Guernseyite.” Your ancestors...
