Category Archives: Genealogy

How Genealogy and Heraldry Connect Us to the Past

In September, I had the distinct honour and privilege of serving as Patron of the Patrons Speech at the 36th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, the first such congress hosted in the United States of America. The congress takes place..

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Dead Reckoning: How Genealogy Brings Memory Back to Life

Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lewiston, Maine. Photo via FindaGrave.com.

The dead charge us with the duty to remember.

I can trace my fascination with genealogy back to a moment in my early childhood, when I first heard the call of the dead. It was January 7 th, 1972, and I..

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