Presented below is a listing (with a short description) of the various webpages on this site.  Clicking the underlined link will take you to that page.

 

Notes to the Reader (and Frequently Asked Questions)

Provides basic information about the material presented in this website and how it was gathered.

What's New?

This page hopes to provide current news of interest to family members.  News about this website will also appear here.

Index of People

Use this index webpage to find any Goodhind, Goodhind spouse or descendant found in this website. 

The Name of  Goodhind

The information on this page, provided by David Goodhind, suggests several possibilities for the origins of the Goodhind family name. 

 

 

 

About papermaking

 

Do you know where  he's buried?    Yes, we do!

 

 

William Goodhind and Ann Norman

This page provides a good starting point for understanding the history of our family, beginning with our immediate ancestors in England.

The Children of William Goodhind & Ann Norman

This page lists the 15 children of William and Ann and provides links to pages for several of the children, including the five brothers who immigrated to America.

William Goodhind

This page presents information from cousin Malcolm McQueen regarding William and Ann's eldest son, William Jr., who remained in England.

Henry Goodhind

This page covers the family of William and Ann's third child, one of the first Goodhind pioneers.

Frederick Goodhind

This page outlines the family of William and Ann's fourth child, a bloodline that will remain forever silent.

James Thomas Goodhind

This page covers what is known of a "lost" branch of our family, the genealogy of William and Ann's sixth child, James Thomas, who died prematurely at age 40.

Richard Goodhind

Learn more about William and Ann's seventh child, who fought in the Civil War before joining his brothers again as a papermaker. 

John Goodhind

Use this page to learn more of John Goodhind, the 13th child of William and Ann and the youngest brother to emigrate to America.

Cousins in England (Tom Goodhind)

This page provides historical information about Tom Goodhind, William and Ann's 10th child, and his descendants who remained in England.  Provided to us by present-day cousin David Goodhind.

Alice Elizabeth Marsh Sperl

This page provides information about Alice who put together the first Goodhind genealogy in this country.  If you've never heard about Alice, you should make it a point to read this short historical tribute.

Rose Ida Goodhind Woodruff

A brief historical biography of "Aunt Rose," the hard-working first daughter of Richard Goodhind who lived to be 101 years old. 

Floridian Goodhinds

This page provides information about another branch of the English Goodhind family who entered the United States via Florida in the mid-1800s: William Henry Goodhind (Brown).

About Papermaking

A three-page history of papermaking in England by Ms. Jean Stirk, a papermaking historian.

The Civil War

These four pages outline the military service of Richard Goodhind in the American Civil War. 

Cemeteries

This page provides photos of the burial sites for Henry, Frederick, James Thomas, Richard and John Goodhind here in America.  Also given are directions in case you'd like to visit the sites yourself.

Berkshire, Hampshire & Hampden Counties

Use this page (and its hyperlinks) to learn more about the three Western Massachusetts counties where the five Goodhind brothers plied their papermaking skills.

Dealing with the Census

This page explains some of the pitfalls of researching family history, particularly the Goodhinds, through the federal census.

Goodhind Family Reunion (1999)

Learn about (or re-live) the first Goodhind Family Reunion held in over 50 years!

Missing Cousins

Using this webpage, we would like to draw attention to several "lost" branches of our family.  Hopefully, the information presented here will "ring bells" with someone and help us to re-establish contact with our cousins somewhere in the world. 

Family Trees

This page will ultimately have links to family tree genealogy charts that you can download or print.

Other Families

This page will move the reader to genealogical information on families tangential to the Goodhind family.

Family Photo Album

This page will direct the visitor to a variety of Family Photo Albums.  These album pages are also accessible from the family's unique history section.

Guest Book

A way to let us and others know that you visited the website! 

Your Authors

Learn something about the authors of this website and their continuing research into our ever-growing family!

Contact Us

Use this page to contact the website authors. 

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