Welcome to my family!
Here I present my ancestors. With the caveat that future research could change what is currently thought to be true. The majority of our ancestral history in America goes back to its very early colonization by Europeans. (I have yet to find a Mayflower ancestor though.) Our last emigrant to emigrate to America arrived on a steamship from Germany in 1873.
Our ancestry is definitely a melting pot of cultures covering: Irish, Scottish, English, German, Prussian, French, Norwegian, Welsh, Walloon, and Dutch. No doubt, further back in time it is even more diverse. I have found murderers, soldiers, farmers, royalty, slavers, merchants, carpenters, doctors, thieves and bigamists. All of which makes for fascinating and sometimes very eye-opening research.
So come on in and explore!
(The image above is a Shepard family reunion from our family photos. All the older Shepard siblings are in the middle surrounded by their spouses, kids, grandkids, etc. The original is black and white, this has been colorized at MyHeritage.)