Genealogical research is like putting together a vast jigsaw puzzle. For nearly 20 years, Roberta Watson Richardson has been collecting tiny pieces of information such as census, birth, marriage, death and land records and fitting them together with family history records and stories to form a picture of a family. The Watson and Walker ancestors who comprise our family picture were the pioneers who built our nation, fought for its independence, and explored and developed the American West. They were hard working, courageous adventurers who gambled their stability and savings on the promise of a better life for their families on the western frontier. Through their passion, perseverance and optimism, they epitomize the American dream to be free and explore new opportunities.