This is an update to genealogy story #4 which featured my Great Grand Father, Émile Lamothe, whom I called Grand-Pépère Lamothe (the original blog has been deleted). It was originally posted on June 3, 2017 and I’ve since come across some new photos and information that I want to document and update his story. Cleophas Émile LamotheContinue reading “On Genealogy: The Life of WWI Pte. Emile Lamothe”
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On Genealogy: MY Relation to Ezra CORNELL – Founder of Cornell University
I haven’t blogged in a long while, and while I’m at a dead end in another line of my tree, I decided to do more research on the Cornells. I wondered if it was the same “Cornell” that is synonymous with the Ivy League American University – Cornell. My fifth cousin 6 times removed ORContinue reading “On Genealogy: MY Relation to Ezra CORNELL – Founder of Cornell University”
On Genealogy: My Connection to Explorer, Louis Joliet!
It’s dreary and rainy out today, and I don’t wanna get out of bed. Since I am taking a bit of a break from traveling, I thought I’d focus more so on the Genealogy part of my blog … I still have so many lines that I need to “EXPLORE”. I select which one toContinue reading “On Genealogy: My Connection to Explorer, Louis Joliet!”
On Genealogy: Updated DNA Ethnicity Estimate
As you know, I’m a genealogy nut, or more like nerd. I love working on my family tree, although in the past 6-8 months I’ve barely looked at it more or less worked on it. I can’t even remember the last genealogy blog I posted (hang on let me check — other than a quickContinue reading “On Genealogy: Updated DNA Ethnicity Estimate”
On Genealogy – The LEE Side of ME …
UPDATE: Originally posted on June 22 2017 (that post has since been deleted) HELLO ALL! HAPPY THURSDAY! IT’S A SOGGY, DREARY AND WET ONE OUT THERE AS I WRITE TODAY … EVER SO FITTING AS TODAY’S BLOG ENTRY #6 FOCUSSES ON MY ENGLISH ROOTS AND FOLLOWS MY PATERNAL GRAND MOTHER’S, FATHER’S SIDE. I HAVEN’T WRITTENContinue reading “On Genealogy – The LEE Side of ME …”
On Genealogy: Willis Carrier – One COOL Dude!
I haven’t written a blog on genealogy in what feels like a long while. We’ve been going through a bit of a heat wave in South Western Ontario the last few days, it’s cooler and less humid today at around 25 Celsius. For the better part of the last week it has been hitting nearContinue reading “On Genealogy: Willis Carrier – One COOL Dude!”
On Genealogy: The Loyalist, The Spy and The American Revolution
I took a bit of a break from my close relatives because I found another interesting leaf hint and decided to follow it. I saw this one before, but, I felt I would have to do a lot of research so I passed. Then I came across something else on the same person and decidedContinue reading “On Genealogy: The Loyalist, The Spy and The American Revolution”
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