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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I really struggled with this week prompt from Amy Johnson Crow on her 52 Ancestors series. The question is if I could sit down to dinner with any of my ancestors who would I pick? Who would I pick? I…
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1926 Canadian Census to be Released this Year
Update: Hold on To Your Hats, The Census is Coming 92 years ago there was a census taken in Western Canada, and it is due to be released this year. The 1926 census covered the Western Provinces of Canada; Manitoba,…
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Longevity in the Canadian Military
This week the prompt from Any Johnson Crow is Longevity for the 52 Ancestors challenge. This brought to mind the longevity of the Jordan family’s involvement with the Royal Canadian Artillery. In 1871, William Jordan was the first soldier to…
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