Yes, it's quite interesting. You have to be very precise with dates and names, though. On my mother's side, I can trace them back to 1760 and on my father's side to 1783, but hopefully I, or my cousin will find out more. I'm pretty sure the families on both sides came from Germany. John could trace his family back to 926! His niece, who I'm still in touch with, is very much into Genealogy.