Connecting Cousins
PFA past president JF Purcell shared the following account. Finding family history through newly discovered and long lost…Cousins. The...
Daniel Purcell in the French & Indian War
PFA member Judith Purcell posted the following on the PFA Forum and agreed to have it reposted here. Please visit that thread if you'd...
James Purcell, Fur Trapper
From Colorado, the Story of a Western Commonwealth. 1933, the first American in Colorado was James Purcell, who hunted beaver and traded...
The Pursel Family in Nevada
Heritage is an estate that passes from an ancestor to a descendant—a birthright. This is the story of the Pursel family in Nevada—my...
Twenty-three Deer to one Dear Boy
PFA Journal July 1972 Vol. 1 Number 2 Reverend John McLeod Purcell was the eldest of nice children born to Albert Leland and Marian...
Purcell Family Stories
We are going to post stories about Purcell families taken from past journals. Perhaps you will recognize the name of one of your...
Welcome to the new website of the PFA!
Interest in genealogy is at an all-time high across the United States and around the world. Multiple companies and organizations -...
