I love a good mystery… here’s another photo that I found at a local thrift shop. I know it’s a long shot, but I am hoping to find out more information about the the photo, the person in the photo or the studio. The back of the photo reads “GRAND STUDIO STOCKPORT – – BAKER…
Category: Random Connection
Can Anyone Help ?
Can anyone help with this photo? I have to admit that I am a bit of a thrift store junkie. I don’t know exactly what it is about old books and ephemera that I am so attracted to. For me it kind of goes hand in hand with my obsession with ancestry/family history/genealogy. Learning about…
Family History Society
Recently I was contacted by another Ancestry member who came across one of my family trees online. It turns out we have the same maiden name, “Apps” but we aren’t, according to Ancestry, a DNA match. We also happen to live in the same city, so we met up for a coffee at Starbucks. We…
I’m Becoming Convinced That We Are All Connected…
There have been a couple of crazy coincidences that I have come across in my years of tracing my family’s history. In time I would love to share all of them…just because they are so random…but for now, check this out! Random Connection Story # 1 A couple of years back I was telling one…