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Minerd.com is
a broad information outreach to all
of our tens of thousands of cousins, their spouses and the public at large.
If you have questions or comments, wish to correct errors, or want more
information on any aspect of the research and reunion effort, I welcome your
input.
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Please click here to drop a note to me. If you don't hear back right away, don't fret. It's not due to lack of interest. I am self-employed and always seem to be over-extended and behind, and am constantly juggling time and energy. And I receive many similar emails from cousins all over our nation, asking questions or sharing their precious piece of the puzzle. But every message is important and I will get back to you. Thanks for your interest!
~ About Minerd.com ~
Minerd.com was launched in May 2000 to share 15 years' worth of accumulated, voluminous genealogy research findings and to take advantage of the wondrous internet and search engine technology to attract interested cousins at large. I am a graduate of West Virginia University's school of journalism and have spent my entire career in writing, editing, marketing and corporate communications.
Over more than a decade online, the site has attracted more than 1.75 million visits and received awards and press coverage for its relevance. Hopefully it is truly doing something right.
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| One of my all-time favorite photos -- old Minerds and their loaded hay wagon in Southwestern Pennsylvania |
Today, cousins primarily spell the name Minerd, Minard, Miner and Minor. On average, though, fewer than one percent of all cousins carry the name, with the remaining 99 percent having some other name, due to the long term effect of women changing their names in marriage. As a result, most cousins don't even know they belong to this sprawling clan. When we stopped counting in 2000, more than 15,000 cousins and spouses had already been identified. In the ensuing decade, the the actual number has skyrocketed and may be substantially higher, perhaps 40,000 to 50,000 all told among the diaspora.
A side effect of this large headcount is that a staggering 800-plus cousins have passed away since we began collecting data in earnest in July 2000. Helping cousins and communities connect with their roots, honoring past lives with more than 1,332 biographies and more than 7,700 images, and exploring the clan's connectedness with American society and culture, are at the center of our interest. Be sure to see our 2011 Annual Review.
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My over-arching goal with this website is for it to serve as a repository for a standard set of known, proven facts and images upon which others can contribute and expand. As a lifelong Pittsburgher, with eight generations of ancestry here behind me, another goal is to educate tens of thousands of cousins all around the globe that their ancient family roots are right here in the Pittsburgh region.
~ Minerd.com Legal Rights ~
Except as noted, all of the contents of these pages are copyright © Mark A. Miner. You are permitted to download pages and images to your personal hard drive and to print excerpts for your own personal use. You also are allowed to re-copy excerpts that have been downloaded by others, provided you absolutely do not do so for financial profit.
It is important for you to know that it is prohibited for you to reproduce part or all of this website for republication without my knowledge and consent in writing. None of this website's text or imagery may be copied into or incorporated into any other website, print publication, electronic retrieval system, personal device manager or work in any other format.
Should there be any uncertainty or confusion, this site may not be framed in whole or in part without my specific approval, to you, in writing. Should you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you for your interest in Minerd.com.
Mark A. Miner
Founder, Minerd.com and
President, Minerd-Minard-Miner-Minor Reunion
CEO, Mark Miner Communications, LLC
CEO, Minerd.com Publishing, LLC
Copyright © 2000, 2003, 2009, 2011-2012 Mark A. Miner