I thought I could find clues in my mom's diary she kept from age 10-18. I got a page full of names just from the first few pages. I really like Family Search and I'm finding information on there to help make it more complete. It is easy to use and this porjects really helps pass the time!
An exchange student we hosted returned for a visit last year, and brought her boyfriend. He told me that the Swedes kept records of all the people who emigrated, so I have hopes of tracing that side of the family back a generation or 2 further. My Dad's mother was born here. I never met my English-Welsh grandfather, and he is the toughest to track. With names like Davis and Smith, really a challenge. I think his family might have been here the longest.
I'm very surprised to learn so much about my Mom's side of the family. They were from Germany, Czech. Bohemia and possibly Russia.
Good luck on your searches. Nice to talk about this with you 
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