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, that bring our ancestors back to life.


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  • Is AI a Friend or Foe for Genealogy

    Is AI a Friend or Foe for Genealogy

    Genealogy demands accuracy above all else. One wrong link can unravel generations of work. I wanted to see what AI does for us researchers. What I found was that it can create more problems than it solves. A look at what happened when I researched a Family I decided to experiment its abilities on the…

  • 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…

  • Finishing the Year Strong

    Finishing the Year Strong

    It has been a busy genealogy year for me, I have had the opportunity to travel to conferences, visit cousins and various archives and museums in Canada. I have also made many new friends, connecting with people that have the same interest (PASSION) means there are people to celebrate my genealogy victories with! 2017 I…

  • Making a Plan for 2017

    Making a Plan for 2017

    I first started researching my family tree in the basement of my home which was located in a very remote place in Northern Alberta. I was a stay-at-home mom with two young children and was a tad lonely. I found I could research in small quick moments during the day and sometimes in the evening…