I just posted an item over at my political blog that explains that I'm related to George W. Bush. I thought that maybe all of you would appreciate knowing so that you can send me better Christmas gifts this year. ;-)
For the curious, the relationship is:
George W. BUSH's FFMMFMMMMFMFMF = Brad's FMMFMMFFMMFF = C. DAMEN (1585,NY)
(F=father, M=mother)
Apparently, at least one line of our geneaology on FamilySearch has been tied into some other work so that it goes way back. Originally, I think mom only submitted the four generation charts for her and dad.
Of course, the downside of my extensive research is that I now know that I'm also related to Martin van Buren, the president that didn't help Joseph Smith when he asked.
Martin VanBuren's FMFF = Brad's FMMFMMFMFF = J. VAN ALSTYNE (1623,)
