Donna, I have often wondered how they were chosen too. I have never seen the arrival dates of each one of them. believe I have at least one and maybe others who belong there, but have never bothered to discuss it with them. Patricia In a message dated 8/22/2010 7:21:24 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: We think that our Haddock family came in 1836 - so I wonder why these 12 families were chosen as the pioneer families. But the Haddock family first settled near Eagle Rock and Munsey and were no where near where these families lived - I suppose that could be the answer.