Remembering Great Uncle Fred: A soldier from the Great War – no longer forgotten.

Thanks to Patricia Greber’s “Let’s Honour our Military Ancestors in November“ Challenge – I thought I might share another World War I veteran story which only ended last year. My grand-father James Albert George Lambert, Jr. was born on the island of Saint Pierre and Miqueleon, France in 1887. This small island on the southern […]

Pausing to Remember in November: My soldier from World War I

Let it be known I have officially accepted the challenge posted recently by mygenealogylife.ca “Let’s Honour Our Military Ancestors in November” an 11 Day Challenge This broken hand colored photo I discovered in a trunk in our attic when I was just a boy of seven. This photo would spark my curiosity to learn more […]

Why we may remember the Birthday of our Ancestors better than our own first cousins.

For me it is easier to remember the birthdays of my ancestors from 100 or 200 odd years ago versus the birth date of a cousin born the same decade as myself. Sure I have my cousins birthdays written down, and I attended their birthday parties as a child. But for over forty years due […]

Massachusetts Archives Collection (1629-1799) now available Online

Sometimes you accidentally stumble upon a goldmine online. I am happy to report that the Massachusetts Archives Collection has now a digitized collection. In 1987 I started using the Massachusetts Archives Collection 1629-1799 (328 microfilms) when I worked on the reference staff at the Mass. State Archives. These volumes are a wonderful source for Massachusetts […]

Enter to Win a Free Registration to RootsTech 2018 (A $279.00 Value) by following my blog!

For the third year now I am proud to serve as a RootsTech Ambassador. For you the follower of my Blog this means you could benefit by my efforts blogging and promoting this wonderful conference. I will be awarding (1) Free registration for the 2018 Roots Tech Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah which includes […]

Can you spare a Penny for your Ancestors? Collecting Coins of your Family Tree.

When I discovered King Edward I of England was my ancestor I made a point to purchase a hammered silver penny of him a quarter century ago. What a fascinating way to touch history from the time of my ancestor from centuries past. When my daughters were born I made sure I purchased a U.S. […]

Remembering my non-Grandfather Daniel

In 1925 my widowed Grandmother Lillian Mae (Poor) MacDonald (1896-1980) would marry her second husband. This marriage to British born John Samuel Lea (1901-1965) in Dorchester, Massachusetts would bring into this world my own mother Joan Lois. Also in this union would be born my uncles John George “Buddy” Lea; Ralph Clarence Lea; Robert Edward […]

The Past Finder