Don Patterson

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I have been interested in genealogy for many years, and have collected a database of 4000+ names on my side and 1000+ on my wife's side, and have a few lines traced to the 1500s. I use "Brother's Keeper", and have enjoyed meeting distant cousins who share my interest in genealogy.

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