Tom Washington points to a map showing the size of the Virginia colony in the 1650s. The map was part of his discussion of his ancestor John Washington’s arrival in the New World in 1657. Shelley Dowdle/The Sachse News
Family history connected the past and present Thursday, Sept. 24, as the Sachse Historical Society hosted its first Dessert and Learn program at the Sachse Historical Society Museum.
The program, part of the society’s America 250 activities, featured refreshments and a presentation by Tom Washington, who describes himself as a fifth great grandnephew of George Washington.
Washington traced his family lineage to John Washington, an early member of the Washington family in colonial Virginia, and through the family line to George Washington.
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