I am bound to them
Though I cannot look into their eyes
Or hear their voices
I honour their history
I cherish their lives
I will tell their story
I will remember them.

To understand who we are, it sometimes helps to know from whence we came...Winston  Churchill is quoted as saying, "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you  are likely to see."  
This may give good justification to those of us who pursue our family genealogy.

This website is dedicated to the memories of both the BERTHELSEN & VERDICKT BLOODLINES and extended families.

As you can imagine, this website is a work in progress. I have hundreds of photos and stacks of information yet to upload over the months and years ahead.

We each carry a legacy of our forefathers and pass along a heritage to our offspring.   We remember growing up, going to school, and visiting relatives, at Christmas,  sometimes there were people we didn't always know too well.  "She's a distant cousin," we might be told.  Or, "That's your great-great-uncle."  And then they would  proceed to tell some funny story about them and everyone would have a good laugh...   And a small piece of our history was passed on.  
It can be a sobering realization that tracing back just eight generations means you could have as many as 256 ancestors!
Who were all those people?  Where did they come from?  How did they meet their spouse (s)?  How did they get to where they called "home"?  And what about those fourth,  fifth, sixth, and seventh cousins out there... Somewhere... Who are we related to?  Fortunately, we have a tool, the computer, to help us find out... and keep track! So we collect some photos, take some videos, tell some stories, and pass along our traditions.  And perhaps, maybe 150 years from now, our gr-gr-gr-great grandchildren will have some small appreciation for their own heritage.  And they will tell the old stories and add to them with stories of their own.
And the family will go on...

I was fortunate enough to be given a lot of information about the Charter Family from my brother in law Des Skelly (married to June Berthelsen) who has conducted an enormous amount of research into the Charter family. I would like to place on record the valuable contribution made by Des Skelly.

If you find anything in this website that is unintentionally uncredited or unsourced,  then please contact me and I would be glad to credit the information and/or remove it,  or upgrade it as requested and as time becomes available. 
PLEASE DO NOT take the work on this website as the ultimate literal or factual truth about family lines. My intent is to be as exact and educated as possible in my  presentation of the BERTHELSEN & VERDICKT BLOOD LINES but mistakes and errors  inevitably occur. 
"GENEALOGY WITHOUT METHODOLOGY IS MYTHOLOGY." 
Please note that this website is for personal use and is not to be used for commercial  purposes. All genealogical information, including photos, is not to be used other than  for personal enjoyment only. NO GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION OR PHOTOS SHALL BE POSTED TO  ANY OTHER WEB SITES OR REDISTRIBUTED OR DISSEMINATED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE  WEBMASTER IN ANY FORMAT WHATSOEVER. 
Please feel free to send me information, corrections, or pictures at: bertel_b@yahoo.com.au

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