my genealogy life
Family stories are my buried treasure
Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland
Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, and sharing the real papers that bring our ancestors back to life.
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On a recent trip to Quebec City I made two trips to Mount Hermon Cemetery to pay my respects to relatives. There are various members of the Jordan and Norton families laid to rest there. A cool aspect was realizing…
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IT’S ALL THERE IN BLACK & WHITE Sorry, still doesn’t mean it’s true
Digging into the family tree often leads to more questions than answers. This time I found the answer. Long before Library and Archives Canada started adding their WWI soldier files online I was systematically ordering the records of family members.…
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Oodles of Information in Newspapers for Family History
I think newspapers may be my favorite item to research in my family tree. I love that is real time, I love that it can tell a bit of a story (especially when those are few and far between in…
“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”
-Micheal J. Fox-
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