While surfing the net doing a search on Parkhurst, I stumbled upon Henry "Hank" G. Parkhurst. Of course I was interested and clicked on Silkwood.net. With a little reading I discovered that cousin Hank was a founding father of AA. I have a special affinity for this organization having participated in AA and its 12 step program seriously twice in my own life. I reported my discovery of cousin Hank to Peter G. Parkhurst, our Parkhurst family genealogist. He sent me cousin Hank's ancestry back to George1. To see it click (Hank Parkhurst Ancestry). Peter also informed me that Henry Parkhurst is my seventh cousin four times removed. AA is an International organization that has helped thousands and probably millions. So I'm very proud of my cousin and what he has accomplished. With permission from Jim at silkwood.net, (this site) includes a picture and story as well as a copy of The Unbeliever, which is a chapter of the Big Book. Go (here) to read his relationship to AA, provided by Nancy O. The original founders of AA agree that the Big Book probably never would have been published without Henry "Hank" G. Parkhurst.

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Gary J. Parkhurst