Edwin’s Promise
Edwin’s Promise is a new video promoting what we have been calling the Edwin Westover Family Project.
When discussing this idea with some cousins several years ago it seemed then – and now, frankly – an impossible task. The work of family history is the gathering of information of our ancestors who have passed on.
But in the case of Edwin Westover, my fourth great-grandfather who lived from 1824-1878, he was given a promise. He was told of a future gathering in which both his ancestors and posterity would attend.
In discussing this with cousins we mused what it would be like to gather the living descendants of Edwin Westover. How many could there be? What are their stories? How have we all added to the legacy of Edwin Westover in 200 years?
As I set out again for Rootstech this year I’m asking these questions anew. I’m hoping that perhaps I might meet even more cousins who might be interested in the Edwin Westover Family Project.
What we’re putting together here is more than just a family reunion. It is a family history event that is unique because we’re trying to learn the extended story of Edwin Westover. We’re a part of it.
We have roughly 18 months to put this together. We want to offer it to those in person and online. All of those details are yet to be worked out but as it comes together we will share through regular updates right here and through as many family channels as we can acquire.
I’m excited for this event. I cannot wait to learn more about my cousins of the 20th and 21st centuries who claim Edwin as an ancestor.
The work of learning how to do family history at Rootstech is one I gladly take up again after three years away due to the pandemic. In years passed I have been able to meet family – almost all exclusively related as well to Edwin – that I did not know previously. Through this website and Rootstech I have met so many wonderful cousins and I cannot wait to meet more.
According to my Rootstech app and FamilySearch.org, I have more than 45,000 relatives attending Rootstech either in person or online.
So, if you’re there, drop me a text or give me a call at 435-294-9783 – I will be there all three days. I would love to meet with you, take a photo and exchange contact information.
With each contact we make we take another step forward in fulfilling Edwin’s Promise.
I so wish I could be there. But I would love for a family get together. Maybe we can do this at Navoo one of these days
This is a fantastic idea. We will be offering this particular event online, so you can join that way for free. But a Nauvoo meet-up is something worth thinking about for sure.
I was unable to attend Rootstech in person, but I did view many things online. Thank you for all you are doing for the Westover’s. I would like to be involved ; I put my name in on the project. Hopefully good things are ahead.
Julynn