About Us

My interest in genealogy began with listening to stories told by my grandparents. At a certain point, I started to write down the information as it was told. Using that original information as reference, I started the long task of writing away for information (in the pre-online days). Work, life, and other things caused this research to advance in fits-and-starts, but with the ever increasing online information avalanche, my research started progressing. I have been researching my family branches now for over 20 years.

This GOODWIN one-name study started because of several brick walls that have occurred. Most of my research has been in the United States, and I know that the Goodwin line goes back to England but it has been a task to connect the dots. That has led to researching the GOODWIN name, where it came from, where it has gone to, and hopefully I may find the connection I am looking for. In the mean time, I have become very interested in gathering information on GOODWIN, where and as I find it.

I will be adding the gathered information to this GOODWIN One-Name Study site over time.

If you have any information that you would like to share for inclusion within the site, please see the Support the Project page for more information.

Thanks for your interest.

Harry Hansen