Cortez writes “As those ever dedicated genealogists go in search of the elusive family tree, science again steps up to the plate: Boston.com Reports:
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Melinde Lutz Sanborn, a New Hampshire genealogist, said lots of New England folks have heard rumors of an “Indian princess” in their family line because of the co-mingling of early European settlers with the native population.
DNA can either prove or disprove that old family tale. “In the end, there are very few people who successfully trace in the records to an Indian person of any rank, let alone a princess,” she said.”
I still think of the quest for the Raintree, as being a good apprenticeship for budding genealogists.
While back in the real world, I’m still trying to find a pair of really, really wide 1972 Bell-Bottom Jeans I left at my Mom’s, to prove to the kids that for one brief shining moment cool was democratic!”
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