Ancestry

Retirement is often the perfect time to explore where you come from. With more freedom in your schedule, you can turn curiosity about your family’s past into a meaningful journey. A heritage or ancestry trip isn’t just about seeing places on a map; it’s about walking…

As women in our 60s, we have much to reflect back upon in our lives, while still most likely enjoying the company of a few elderly relatives. Suddenly, unique to this time in my life, I realized the accessibility and the incredible power of linking the past, the present, and the future…

There is something about finding ourselves in our 60s that makes our heads turn to the past, in general, and more specifically – to our ancestry. Perhaps as we age, our perception of time changes…

It is not unusual for folks of retirement age to complete a bucket list visit to one’s ancestral home. My husband initiated this practice even before he knew me. In those days before the internet, on a trip to Scotland, he relied on the common phonebook…

When it came to researching my family history, I was lucky. My aunt had done much of the groundwork for me. She spent her retirement years travelling between Australia and England investigating our ancestry going back to the 16th century…

In 1949, when Genevieve Purinton was only 18-years old, she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Read More