Nobles, Pilgrims & Hollywood
Boy, for someone who grew up thinking I was "just" a Canadian, I sure have a lot of European and American relatives! Growing up, I never...
6 Degrees of Connection to John Stamos
Sometimes I find myself getting lost in all the research I do with my family tree. For some reason I have a great capacity for...
Who's Next?
I've managed to make some headway in getting more of my relatives onto my website, but I've also just barely scratched the surface. In...
Why Do I Write About Celebrities?
I've been asked more than once why I bother to write about my distant cousins who are famous or otherwise well-known to most people. Many...
Aretha Sang It Best: R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Respect. It's a small word, but one that I think each of us should understand and practice toward one another as much as possible. As I...
Skeletons In the Family Closet
Every family has them - relatives who are talked about in hushed tones. Sometimes we shun them for their words and lifestyles, other...
Fame: It's Not For Me!
Over the years I have had the pleasure of discovering more than my fair share of famous, and even infamous, relatives that now populate...
Reaching Out to Long-Lost Relatives
I have been researching my family history for almost 20 years. Over the years I have tried a number of different ways to research and...
I Still Won't Be Invited to The White House!
During this seemingly never-ending pandemic, I've been working long hours at home and by the end of the day, I usually want to do...
6 Degrees of Separation & More Interesting Discoveries!
Although I am directly related to the man who epitomizes the phrase (Kevin Norwood Bacon), I just discovered an interesting link to...
