Quote Originally Posted by BikeMomma
Thanks, Z. It felt like home - there was family history everywhere. I'm told a descendent of ours was on the Mayflower!
Well then, we may be related! My mom's dad's family is descended from John Alden, and they eventually settled in Rockport, Camden and nearby areas (the ones who didn't head up to Nova Scotia when the revolutionary war broke out, that is!). I lived in Bath for 3 years during high school, and have always hoped to end up back in Maine someday. It's like home to me too! Such a beautiful state.

That's great about the connection you made with your dad - it seems like one of the worst things about losing a parent would be to have regrets about not having made some sort of peace (if there was distance, that is). And you met a great set of other relatives to boot!