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About us
The Australian Society of American Descendants or ASAD members are descendants of Americans, past and present.They uphold the promise of their forebears and are interested in the preservation of their heritage, through collecting information about their relatives and by positioning their relatives in an historical context to present day.
ASAD draws its strength and its origins from every day Australians who have this lineage. Members may also be immigrants who are part of the 65,000 Americans who have adopted Australia as their home. Those who are interested in the research and preservation of this hitherto almost forgotten contributor to Australia 's development as a nation.
Thousands of Americans arrived in Australia via the Flying Eagle from San Francisco, many reamining in Australia as their descendants celebrate that contribution.
ASAD was founded by an American descendant whose ancestor arrived in 1853 in search of gold, like many thousands of others – when the gold ran out, some Americans returned home, while thousands remained and took up pastoral leases, built townships, established transport companies, opened tanneries, brought in seeds and varieties and planted the countryside of Australia. They also entered politics at local, colonial, state and federal levels. While every effort is marshalled to provide accurate and timely advice as to the historical significance and authenticity of American Australians and their contribution to Australia 's progress, one hundred percent integrity of the data at hand is not always possible. A constant vigil is kept on the integrity of the files and there are many thousands of contributors who also desire to establish the veracity of its contents. |
