Hi all -- My name is Linda Goin (Goin-680), and I'm having a blast with this site. The learning curve is easy so far, and there's so much to explore. I especially appreciate the DNA features and the help I've received so far. I've been interested in my family's ancestry ever since my paternal grandfather said our surname was "Goin" because we never stayed in one place. If he knew what I know about his family now, he would turn over in his grave. He, along with many other family members on that side had a huge falling out over the past century, and it wasn't easy to learn about a lot of the past until it became available online. In the meantime, I went for my master's degree in history and ended up writing a thesis about the Calvinist traditions that were similar between the New England Baptists who migrated to Virginia and who met up with the Huguenot refugees along the James River. Learned a lot about my family with that research.
Just wanted to say hi and thanks.
