Another aspect of the expedition that comes up again and again is: "Who were the members of the expedition and am I somehow related to them?" Although the genealogical aspects of this question are beyond the scope of my knowledge, there are finally some websites that will serve as good starting points. For a quick list of the members of the Corps of Discovery, visit the Gene Pool Roster site, Or, better yet, take advantage of Irving Anderson's wonderful biographies of the members of the expedition at PBS Online – Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps, or Clarke's, Men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A wonderful project underway to collect information on Expedition descendants is The Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery Descendant Project. I recommend that you start here. In addition, there are a number of pages devoted to specific families of members of the expedition:

John Shields

Joseph and Reubin Field

Lewis Family History

Patrick Gass

Willard Family Association

William E. Bratton of Lewis and Clark Fame