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...
Lady Augusta & Queen Victoria
This week I received both books that I managed to track down that contain the personal letters of my cousin, Lady Augusta Stanley (nee...
September 15, 1916 - Battle Of The Somme
This Thursday, September 15, 2016, marks the 100th anniversary of the death of my maternal Great Grandfather, Norman Ross Crosby, during...
How My Family Helped Albert Einstein Escape The Nazis
In September, 1933, my cousin, Lady Charlotte Christian Bruce's (Lady Locker) stepson, Oliver Sterlingfleet Locker Lampson, helped Albert...
New Family & A Letter From Buckingham Palace
Back in late May I sent a letter directly to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, requesting special permission to visit my cousin Augusta...
Ancestral Homes
Through my years of research I have discovered many places in which my ancestors lived and called home. Most of the places are modest,...
More Family Found
Today is Simcoe Day in Ontario, a public holiday designed to give working people an extra day off to enjoy our all too short summers. It...
Tombs & Memorials At Westminster Abbey
After my visit to Westminster Abbey last week, I discovered that Westminster Abbey publishes a list of names and photos of tombs and...
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...
