

New Year, New Discoveries
Happy 2017 everyone! The past couple of weeks have been very busy with the holiday season, but now that the holidays have pretty much...


Lionel "The Train" Conacher
I recently discovered that I am related to the very well known sports family, the Conacher's. This relationship is through the marriage...


General Washington
Like everyone else, I have found my "free" time to be scarce at this busy time of year. However, I assure everyone that I am continuing...


The Founding Fathers
While over here in Shanghai enjoying some unseasonably warm weather, I have found some time to continue my research into my American...


An American Revolution
As I post my latest blog, it is Election Day in the United States of America. While America chooses her future leader, I have been...


400 Years In North America
My last blog post mentioned that I had found ancestors who were Puritans/Pilgrams - my 10x Great Grandparents, Hugh and Anne Calkins....


My Puritan Ancestors
This weekend has been full of surprises for me. While I was researching my Taylor lineage, which I have managed to trace back to the...


DNA & Ancestry.com
A little over a year ago I took a DNA test with Ancestry.com in hopes of finally putting to rest a family legend that we had Native North...


Thanksgiving & Pilgrims
Monday, October 10th marks Thanksgiving in Canada. While our Thanksgiving differs in date and origin from the US Thanksgiving holiday, I...
You Can't Choose Your Family
As I head into my 15th year of ancestry research, one overwhelming thing has become clear: you cannot choose your relatives. My past year...























