I began researching my Haston family in the fall of 1999. It started as a simple attempt to satisfy my curiosity, but it soon became a hobby, sometimes an obsessive one.  I started to collect and organize pertinent documents.  Then, I began ordering and reading books broadly related to the historical trail I was discovering, which gradually became an extensive library.  

Having had professional experience as a website developer, it seemed appropriate to put my findings online to share what I discovered with Hastons who were interested.  I created a simple website for that purpose, which grew into a vast resource for public access.  Later, it was supplemented by a more contemporary blog site.

At some point, I thought, “You ought to write a book to preserve what you have learned for your own children, grandchildren, future descendants, and other relatives.” When I retired in 2017, I began writing, thinking it might result in a book of a few hundred pages.

But after a few years of writing, I realized that I had written about 1,300 pages!  A good friend with a lot of experience in publishing told me, “Wayne, nobody is going to purchase a book of 1,300 pages!”  He commented further, “You need to condense that down into a smaller book, then flesh the rest of your work out into a series of books.”  So, that’s what I’ve done and am doing. 

When completed, we should have more than 2,000 pages of recorded and published history of our Haston family. I urge you to collect the complete set and then pass it down to future generations of your family.