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.


Blog Posts

Category: Book

  • Let’s Get Started

    Let’s Get Started

    I am following the challenge issued by Amy Johnson Crow to write about 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks. A simple word, start, but start what? For me, it means starting my 2018 genealogy journey. I have decided that I will create a second genealogy book this year. The focus will be my maternal Stewart family.…

  • The Jordan Book

    The Jordan Book

    Well it’s the end of the year and I did it, I managed to get my 1st copy of the Jordan book off to be printed. After many years of researching my family tree, I wanted to share it in a way that would be interesting to my family. I decided book format would be the best…