First of all, mia culpa for being absent the past many months. During the summer in particular I was focused on family health issues (all are fine now) and just didn’t have the bandwidth to research and write. Now that I’m back, I am focusing my energies on my Canadian ancestors once again, in partContinueContinue reading “Changing Course : Canadian History”
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What’s in a Name?
Today, especially in the U.S., parents are giving their babies more unusual, uncommon, and creative names. But not too long ago, family names were the norm – first names passed down from generation to generation, maternal surnames used as middle names, and more. In genealogical research, these “old-fashioned” naming patterns help us to determine familyContinueContinue reading “What’s in a Name?”
