A very successful reunion was held at the Rocky Mountain Resort in Banff, Alberta, on August 2-4, 2024. Out of a possible 122 attendees, there were 106. The festivities began with everyone gathering in the Hospitality suite on Friday evening--a great chance to reconnect, -and for new family members to meet everyone. Saturday's Sulphur Mountain Gondola Ride was well-attended, and thoroughly appreciated by those who participated. Saturday night's banquet and dance were very spe

Some of you probably have seen the recent SportsNet documentary “Anything for Joey” which was made in memory of Joey Moss, who had Down...

This narrative was written by my first cousin Patricia (Salamon) Sinclair on August 18, 2002—the year after Gordon died—and is in the...

Most of our ancestors led quite ordinary lives, but sometimes an ancestor appears whose life was not quite as ordinary as others. Marie...

“The Great Recruitment of 1653” was an ambitious effort by Quebec’s Governor to bring settlers to New France. Villemarie [Montreal] was...

In early 2007, Joanne added a “virtual book club” to her blog site. One of the books she reviewed was “If Today Be Sweet” by Thrity...

Michel Longtin dit Jérôme (Jim’s 3 X great-grandfather) was born 14 November 1785 just south of Montreal at Laprairie, eldest son in a...

From the earliest days in New France some form of judicial system existed. The earliest was by Champlain in 1620 when he appointed Louis...

Anne (Jim's 6 X great-grandmother) was born about 1681 in Cocheco (now Dover, New Hampshire USA). This was during a tumultuous period in...

Nineteen years ago this week, we lost a very special and much-loved member of our family---my brother Gordon. I've recently been reminded...

If you are the daughter, granddaughter or great-granddaughter of a Civil War veteran, you are eligible to become a member of the...

Marie Catherine Baillon (c1645-1688) - Jim's maternal 8th great-grandmother. Marie-Catherine is a special ancestor because it is through...

George, my 3X great-grandfather, was born in Pongracovce, a small village near Bijacovce in what is now Spis County, Slovakia. At the...

I am going to give this blogging a try! My plan is to post mini-biographies of some of our ancestors, especially those who experienced...