Genealogy...where to start?

[Coinneach]

8. Thou shalt propagate misleading legends, rumors, and vague innuendo regarding your place of origin,

A. You may have come from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales...or Iran,
B. You may have American Indian ancestory of the______tribe,
C- You may have descended from one of the three brothers that came over from ____,

Our family has had the 8-C legend around forever. And at one time I started to believe every family had it. As it turned out, ours was true. What wasn't mentioned was that the only reason the three brothers came over was by the generosity of their sister, who happened to be married to the new Governor of the region. It's fairly well documented because a US President descended from one of them. (My great-grandmother was a cousin once removed.) That particular line goes back to the 13th or 12th century. I'm incredibly indebted to the distant relative that did the history in the early 1920s.

While the other side of my family is not as well documented, it will be the most fun. On that side, my grandparents were the ones that came to the US in 1906. Finding out more about them means a lot more research and learning another language.

It's a fun journey. You'll love it.

By the way, the Penrose Library in Colorado Springs has a good genealogy section in the original Carnegie Library bldg which is attached (corner of Cascade and Bijou).