This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BFC.2ACE/301.1 Message Board Post: The 1919 book - "The History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties" makes no mention of anyone named Pepin. The first explorer in the area was Father Louis Hennepin. And the first settlers in the Pepin County and Village of Pepin had names other than Pepin also. I tried to email you but the message came back saying you weren't accepting emails at this time.