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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.

Tag: Wiesner

  • Sweethearts in the Old County Finally Marry in Canada

    Sweethearts in the Old County Finally Marry in Canada

    This week Amy Johnson Crow has us write about a Valentine. The article I found about my husband’s 2nd great grandfather fits the bill. Gottlieb Wiesner was born in Poland in 1858. It seems according to the news article from the Winnipeg newspaper that he was in the army before immigrating to Canada with his wife…