My wife, the lovely Doreen from Waukesha, is related to the actual "Pistol Packin' Mama" of song, and folk musician left-winger Pete Seeger apparently knows about Doreen's aunt and her family.
So if any of my more leftwing readers knows a way to get in touch with Pete Seeger -maybe you met him at Earth Day or a concert for the Sandinistas - I sincerely would appreciate it if you could let me know.