It wasn’t Johnson and Johnson!
My ancestor William Johnson lived in London in the 1700’s and as you can imagine, his was a…
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Further to July 11
This second July 11th entry took place in Duluth, Minnesota in 1904. It is one of those rare…
Learn, discover and explore a 120 – year anniversary!
July 11 2026 marks the 120th anniversary of the Norwegian branch of my ancestors arriving in North America!…
This isn’t Quaker Oats!!
Further in the interesting discoveries that research provides, came a revelation that I had a handful of ancestors…
Tips for incredible, ridiculous and fun research!
To really be an effective researcher in family history, you must be very thorough. It’s imperative to exhaust…
Ochh Laddie! Mind that tilt in your kilt!
To say the least, researching your family is an incredible discovery of ‘self’. Going into research, I was…
Discover your family! Research like a Rockstar!!
Research is simply ridiculous fun and adventure! It is truly a discovery of ‘self’. Today, I want to…
What’s the matter?
I look at the hard life my 4X great grandfather John (Ingles) Angel 1743 – 1823 managed to…
The SNEEZE couple!
What, when, why, where and how does this blog get such a fascinating title? There are a few…
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