Why

I started researching almost 10 years ago.  I can't remember why. 
I know why I keep doing it though... 
My son.

I want to give him a sense of history, that we have indeed been there, and done that.  I want to give him a sense of belonging to something much larger than the family he knows.   I want to give him a sense of pride, in our ancestors who bravely came to this new country.  I want to give him a sense of humility because for every hero there is a scoundrel.  I want to give him a sense of balance, there are milestones and tragedies.

And I can only hope he inherits my curiosity, my passion, and my dedication to this project.