Your Family Stories

Sharing stories of those who came before us …

Category: Family History

  • Genealogy Gold!

    I love my distant cousins. I didn’t know most of them until I started researching my family tree. Over the years, I have corresponded with and met many cousins, having…

  • What Will Happen to the Horses?

    I was very excited when I received a letter from a distant cousin in England (yes, a real AIRMAIL letter, delivered by the postman). It contained a family story that…

  • Ancestral Warnings from Beyond the Grave

    Have you ever visited a doctor who has asked about your family health history? You know, like, “is there any heart disease in your family?” or “does anyone in your…

  • My Grandad and World War II – Values and Virtues

    Inset Image: Grandad, Stanley Lucas on board one of the many ships he sailed on during his Merchant Navy career If you could sit on this bench and speak with…

  • Welcome to Your Family Stories

    It seems, the older we get, the more many of us yearn to understand and connect with our past. Where did we come from? Why do we live in a…

About

I’ve always had a fascination with history. When I was a child one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up was an archeologist. Now thinking about that, it’s really the stories from the past that intrigued me.

In recent years I’ve been exploring my family history and have connected with newly found cousins. I now know so much more about some of my ancestors and am enjoying writing their stories.

Karen