

Westminster Abbey & Family
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the inside of Westminster Abbey in London for the first time. Since I was last in London in...


100th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Somme
July 1, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Battle Of The Somme in WWI, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World...


Ties To The Romanov Family, Tsar Nicholas II
With some advance "digging" into some of my more famous relatives, I have discovered that I am related by marriage to the Romanov Family,...


Contacting Long Lost Relatives
Over the past several years I have both been contacted by, and have made contact with long lost relatives with varying degrees of...


20th Century Greats
I have just finished adding two new biographical pages to my website, one being about Lord Carnavon, co-discoverer of King Tut's tomb,...


More Royal Ties
It has been awhile since my last post, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy behind the scenes! I have been following several...


Queen Victoria's Family & My Family
Today's post highlights one of my latest discoveries of two more family members, my cousin Major General Robert Bruce, and his wife Mary,...


The Kennedy Connection
Well I am back in Canada and finally over (most) of my jet lag. Today's family discovery is another connection to the Kennedy family of...


Another Governor General & A Duke
This has been a busy week for me as I am currently in Shanghai on business. However, I have made some time to continue my family research...


An Historic Estate, Beer and Royalty
Today's post centres around the wife of my 4th cousin, Colonel James Evan Bruce Baillie of Dochfour, 2nd Baroness Burton Nellie Bass....



















