I wasn’t going to write anything for Mother’s Day this year, because Mother’s Day is bittersweet for so many of us. Such powerful and sometimes overwhelming emotions braided together – love, longing, gratitude, and loss. But then, while changing the sheets, I opened the chifforobe and saw her quilts. I reached out and touched them, …
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Ancient Connections: Where Archaeology Meets Your Ancestors
Ancient Connections, a report found on FamilyTreeDNA’s Discover platform for both Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), can be used in multiple ways to enhance your genealogy and unlock secrets. It’s exciting to examine ancient burials linked to our ancestors and understand how we connect to them. Ancient Connections offer a wealth of information, providing clues that …
Descendants of Philippe Mius d’Entremont Petition to Return from France – 52 Ancestors #476
More specifically, the descendants of BOTH Philippe Mius d’Entremont and Charles St. Etienne de LaTour petitioned to return to Nova Scotia from France. Just in case descending from one noble French and Acadian family wasn’t enough – two might be even more convincing. Two of Philippe’s sons married two of Charles’s daughters, and several of …