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Two Scudders Who Dearly Need To Be REMEMBERED

Two Scudders Who Dearly Need To Be REMEMBERED

May 29, 2023

Nathaniel Scudder was a physician and patriot leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress, He wrote a series of impassioned letters to New Jersey leaders urging the adoption of the Articles, and when New Jersey’s legislature approved them in November 1777, he signed them for the state at Congress. Scudder dropped his medical practice to serve in the military, and he led a regiment in the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778.

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Creating a Multi-racial Democracy, The Scudders of Hawaii

Creating a Multi-racial Democracy, The Scudders of Hawaii

Jun 14, 2022

The first Scudders to Hawaii grew up in India in the 1860s and 70s. As children of the second generation of American Scudder Protestant missionaries in British India, their parents were doctors and teachers offering alternatives to the Hindu caste system and Islamic fundamentalism with the teachings of Jesus. Scudder involvement in India continues to this day.

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Meet Meredith Scudder

Meet Meredith Scudder

Apr 12, 2022

2020 was the year that set Scottie Scheffler’s career into overdrive. He tied for fourth at the PGA Championship, shot 12-under 59 at The Northern Trust, and was named the 2020 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. It’s also no coincidence 2020 was the year he married his high school sweetheart, who just so happens to be a Scudder. 

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Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber

Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber

Feb 21, 2022

Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber, dies Feb. 16, 2022: A Scudderoid” Whose Notable Legacy Began with Two Sticks of Gum. Lt. Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber, gave hope and love to starving German children during the 1948 Berlin Airlift to counteract the Soviet blockade

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Edwina Scudder Youth

Edwina Scudder Youth

May 26, 2021

We are saddened to report the death of Edwina Scudder Youth in Levittown, Pa on May 15, 2021.  She was born on August 2, 1934 in Huntingdon, Long Island to Edwin and Susan Scudder.  As a child, Edwina developed a passion for medicine and received a nursing degree from the Columbia University School of Nursing in September, 1955.  She became head nurse of the surgical department at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and later at Mercer Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey.

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A Road Trip Down Scudder Avenue, Literally

A Road Trip Down Scudder Avenue, Literally

Jul 14, 2020

It all started with a phone call. What was going to be a simple outing to a car museum for my dad’s 79th birthday, turned into a deep dive into my family’s ancestry with several surprising connections along the way.

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