When you start researching your family history, eBay may not be the first website that crosses your mind. However, I think if you keep your mind open you can find family treasures anywhere! Occasionally, I even get an email from eBay alerting me to a piece of our family history that is available for auction.…
Month: March 2019
Book Review : “The Family Tree Problem Solver 3rd Edition”
The cover of “The Family Tree Problem Solver” seemed so bright and cheerful, it grabbed my attention from the start. Early on in the book the question was asked “Has your family history research hit a brick wall?” Why yes, it has hit some brick walls, a few of them if I’m being honest. I’ve…
Immigration to Canada
I’ve often wondered exactly how it is that my family found their way here to Canada. My direct line of ancestors hasn’t been in Canada for very long at all really, particularly my dad’s side of the family. Grandma and Grandpa Apps came over from England, in 1947… directly after World War II. I can…
Finding My Ancestors 