I have been a resident of Virginia since 1985, most of that time in Richmond. I am the Board President of the "Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery" in Richmond, and am a past Board President and current member of the Rural Plains Foundation in Hanover County. From 2011 to 2013, I served as Commander-in-Chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), the oldest Civil War hereditary organization.

I am happy to answer questions, or make corrections and additions as needed.

I honor the memories of my parents John William Burden and Grace Kathryn Jacobsen Burden. Please visit their memorials to learn more about their lives and families.

Researching the Bailey, Bolster, Burden, Dexter, Driver, Gowen, Harlow, Hunsecker/Hunsicker, Jansen, Jacobsen, Lingo, Oakes, Schafer, Shaffer/Shafer, Swift, and other lines.