The Story of One Family's Journey From the Palatinate to America A reference book on theDeatrick/Dedrick Family Heritage in America, and so much more. We are all the children of immigrants. This is a story of just one of the many paths that shaped today's United States of America. After many close calls with death, this family - as did many of our immigrants- thrived due to hard work and faith. Stories include: •Saying goodbye to the family in Germany to face a long and hazardous journey to America. •In Philadelphia, giving an oath to serve under the British Crown as an apprentice to learn a trade and acquire free land •Fighting under General George Washington, and enduring the long hard winter at Valley Forge. •Life in the Shenandoah Valley and following the western frontier to settle in Indiana. •Fighting and letters home from camp during the Civil War. Here the Detrick family of Virginia and the Deatrick family of Indiana fought for the south and the north - a family split apart. •Letters of Life during the 1800's and 1900's. •Pictures and Recipes