Michael Bacon and the Dedham Church Covenant

Here's an interesting story about my 9th-Great-Grandfather, Michael Bacon.  He was one of the signers of the Dedham Church Covenant after arriving in Massachusetts from Ireland in the early 1600's.  Had not heard of the Dedham Covenant until doing the research on him - and I'm glad I did.

My Fourth Great-Grandparents - Alexander and Margaret Shomaker

Just a quick story about my fourth great-grandparents - Alexander and Margaret Shomaker.  They endured the "desperado mormons" and went from being persecutors to protectors to being persecuted themselves!  They were one of the first to settle Plain City, Weber County, Utah and are buried in the Plain City Cemetery.  

A deserter of the War of 1812, and a grave desecration.....My 4th Great-Grandparents

James Byington and Susanna Nichols are my 4th-great grandparents.  James deserted from the Canadian Army because he refused to fight the Americans in the War of 1812.  Susanna's grave was destroyed in the 1960's......just some random family history for your information.  Enjoy!

A Tale as Old as Time - James the 1st and Lady Joan Beaufort - King and Queen of Scotland

A tale of pirates, prison and love - dealing with my 16th-Great-Grandparents - James the 1st, King of Scotland, and Lady Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots.  Thanks to their 18th-Great-Grandaughter, Olivia, for supplying the artist rendition of the "walk in the garden" as contained in The Kingis Quair

My Great-Great Aunt Elizabeth meets the Prophet Joseph

Just a short story about my Great-Great Aunt, Elizabeth Tidwell, who met the Prophet Joseph when she was 7 or 8 years old.  She gave this talk at a birthday celebration for the Prophet on 23 December 1907 at the Tabernacle in Manti, Utah.

Richard Warren - Mayflower voyager and Mayflower Compact Signatory

A quick clip about my 9th-great-grandparents, Richard and Elizabeth Warren.  Richard was an original Mayflower passenger and signatory on the Mayflower Compact.  He was granted the title of "Mr." - which meant more then than it does now.....

The one where I talk about my DNA test results........

For Christmas, my wife gave me a DNA test-kit to take a scientific look at my ancestry.  I am trying to relearn a lot of my college genetics coursework to make sense of it all.  Bottom-line: I'm pretty much a product of European ancestors........
If any of my relatives would be interested in looking closer at the three reports that were generated, let me know -