I love cemeteries, especially the old ones. Finding our ancestors in cemeteries is a fun way to say connected to our heritage. I was born in Seattle but my roots come from the south and east...ultimately from Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. My first ancestor in the New World was with the British in 1610. My ancestors were on the first ship to found New Amsterdam in 1624. If we don't know our history, we don't know who we are.

I love cemeteries, especially the old ones. Finding our ancestors in cemeteries is a fun way to say connected to our heritage. I was born in Seattle but my roots come from the south and east...ultimately from Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. My first ancestor in the New World was with the British in 1610. My ancestors were on the first ship to found New Amsterdam in 1624. If we don't know our history, we don't know who we are.