At the moment these are my personal pages, though I'm still hoping that, in time, other members of the Parthemore clan might make their appearance here. My name is Joel Edward Parthemore; the "Edward" is for my great-grandfather, the "Joel" presumably not to break with tradition, since everyone else in my family (both parents, and four older siblings) have the initials JP. (Supposedly though, if I'd been born a girl, I'd have been named Margaret.)

I'm a Thursday child. I was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; grew up next door in Lenker Manor and Paxtang; and have lived in such diverse places as Evanston, Illinois; Johnson, Vermont; Hamburg, Germany; Manchester, England; and Wenchi, Ghana. Right at the moment I'm a DPhil student in cognitive science and philosophy at the University of Sussex (UK), having decided that installing and troubleshooting computer systems for Peace Corps Washington somehow wasn't quite enough. I've always felt a bit of an Other -- my head just seems to process things differently from most folks -- but you can be the judge of that for yourself.

If you're looking for www.parthemore.com then those would be my cousins on my dad's side. They run a funeral home in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania:

Besides the family, the only other "Parthemores" I know are my high school math teacher, Leroy Parthemore, and a student at Lancaster Bible College, Joe Parthemore, whom I met through Facebook. Both are of no known relation. The name Parthemore originates, apparently, from the village of Partenheim, Germany, and includes Partenheimers, Pattenheimers and Parthemers among its various branches. There's even a family coat of arms.