AN AMERICAN STORY - THE CUTLER FAMILY
2010 Update
Commemorating life and work of Kenneth Ross Cutler (1920-2006)
Ken spent over half a century communicating with family members, visiting libraries, churches, courthouses, hospitals and cemeteries in an effort to gather accurate genealogical documents relating to the descendants of James Cutler, who was born in 1606, and came to North America in 1634.
Ken Cutler's research resulted in the collection of many public records, testimonials, photographs, audio, film and video tapes that preserve the heritage, dreams, values, struggles and achievements of this family.
These records have been published in 2 books (cataloged in the Library of Congress) and a census update published on a CD-ROM in 2006.
The first book "An American Story - The Cutler Family" was published in 1960 and is cataloged in the Library of Congress.
The second book, published in 1976, is a census update to the 1960 book, and included comments by family members about what they were doing and hoped to do in the future.
The CD-ROM, distributed to over 400 family members in 2006, included the above publications and updated documents grouped into 31 tenth-generation "branches", the great-grandchildren of Collins Ives Cutler. As of December 2003, all 443 descendants of Collins Ives Cutler (generation 7) had been accounted for, 359 then living.
Near the end of his life, Ken (dad, to me) assembled a pictorial autobiography, which is published here for the first time. No words, no distribution list - just something for him and those who knew and loved him to reflect upon...
Like my father, I have been a historian, and felt privileged when he entrusted me with the ongoing preservation of these records. The CD-ROM and this website were the best that could be done with our combined efforts by 2006.
Because the family tree included 6th cousins (most of whom do not know one another) he turned over the ongoing responsibility of maintaining future family records to volunteer "Branch Managers", who were in better contact with their immediate families.
People move an average of every 5 years. Names change. Privacy concerns have caused many to be limit information about themselves on the Internet and even have unlisted phone numbers. It is up to the Branch Managers to update their own family trees.
For these reasons, Branch Managers can provide photos, family tree charts, names and vital statistics. From henceforth, this website shall publish only genealogy documents that are of public record or family member submitted. NOTE: Each family member is responsible for his/her own information and selection of pictures, assisted by other family members as appropriate. No cash contributions will be accepted for this project, and no commercial use of the information will be permitted.
Family members can build their own websites using the examples below, or by using multitudes of web development tools. There are several genealogical societys and websites that allow the public to browse and contribute to their records.
Updates to the following links are being made (Nov-Dec 2010)
Some do not work yet...
Introductory Movies
Movie
1 : Kenneth Ross Cutler talks about how and why he documented the Cutler
family history
Movie
2 : Kenneth Ross Cutler shows a photo of ancestors from the 1800's
and talks about memories of them
If the movies do not play, click here.
MAIN CONTENT LINKS
Individual
Cutler family member profiles
Current
index of Family Members with links to their web page
Index
by First Name
Index
by Last Names
Alternative
search method tutorials are available from the Help page.
Family Tree Graphic Charts of 10th Generation Branches
Cutler
Family History Books
This section contains links to the two books authored by Kenneth
Ross Cutler.
Because Book 1 contains the core historical information about
the Cutler family history, it is available in several formats.
Book
1 - The Cutler Family - An American Story 1634 - 1960
( Interactive Web Browser Version )
Book
1 - The Cutler Family - An American Story 1634 - 1960 (
Printable Microsoft Word Version )
Book
1 - The Cutler Family - An American Story 1634 - 1960 (
Printable Adobe Acrobat Version )
Book
1 - The Cutler Family - An American Story 1634 - 1960 (
Printable Simple Text Version )
Miscellaneous
Glossary of genealogical relationships
Northwest Family Reunion in Seattle - 2003
Internet genealogical resource links
Heads of Government during our ancestors' lives
About These Documents
The documents contained herein are a census update (in a printable electronic form) to the two previous books listed above, and are designed to reflect current changes as of 2006, and on the website CutlerFamilyHistory.com as the future unfolds.
All documents are based upon international standard file formats on the disk or disc from which you are viewing.The documents are grouped into 31 tenth-generation "branches", the great-grandchildren of Collins Ives Cutler.
As of December 2003, all 443 descendants of Collins Ives Cutler (generation 7) had been accounted for, 359 then living.This project is fully funded as a gift to the family, mostly by Kenneth Ross Cutler ( 1920-2006 ). Ken has spent well over half a century researching and developing this history - including authoring the two books above. He now has passed the baton of the maintenance of individual branches to "branch managers" for content/editorial updates, and to Craig Cutler and William Cutler for this 2006 version and future publications of this information on permanent media for distribution to all family members. Craig and William will name "backup" successors for the planned 2010 version.
Each family member is responsible for his/her own information and selection of pictures, assisted by other family members as appropriate. No cash contributions will be accepted for this project, and no commercial use of the information will be permitted.
Website: CutlerFamilyHistory.com
- Dedication -
The
image above is a photograph of a brass plaque.
It was set in concrete at the headquarters of Cutler and Company in Medford,
Oregon.
When the office building was sold, I moved it to the home of Ken & Pat
Cutler.
It is with great honor that I associate and dedicate the image of this plaque
to Kens monumental work with the family history.
Twelve days after this site was published and mailed on CD-ROM to over 400 family members, Ken passed away.
- Craig Cutler
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CD-ROM and documents compiled by AmericanMultimedia.Com
Website design, development, maintenance and technical support by Craig and William Cutler