After being inspired to do some research by a common surname I found through this thread, I was finally able to establish 2 kinships with Gov. Sarah Heath Palin (through the Willards and the Dunsters). One of the things that I initially admired about her was the lack of any Eastern Establishment background in her bio, but ironically I found that we're both related to three Harvard presidents.
And as for those people who don't think genealogy has much relevance, I tend to think that there is much more to it than just loose chromosomal ties and faded lessons passed down through the generations. The more I research it, the more I find uncanny coincidences of people and place.
And as for those people who don't think genealogy has much relevance, I tend to think that there is much more to it than just loose chromosomal ties and faded lessons passed down through the generations. The more I research it, the more I find uncanny coincidences of people and place. The people of the Mountain West, like Sarah and myself, are the leading edge of the westward migrations. Our ancestors were the most adventuresome and stubbornly independent of many generations, first in England and then in this country.
-ccm