Emerson Armstrong, Photo by CJ Scott Spring is definitely here in Canada.  Longer days, warmer temperatures, flowers popping up in the garden, windows opened to let the fresh air in, and some serious spring cleaning.   I don't know about you but when I start a thorough spring cleaning, I start tackling the bookshelves, and I seem to find myself going through family albums, and a pile of records that I have not yet been able to input into my research log.   This year the pile is larger than ever as I had to sort through my Mom's belongings in preparation for Long Term Care.  Its amazing to go through another family historian's pile of stuff! daunting but very necessary!   It was a year of bitter sweet findings in that I found some old photos of family that I had never seen before like this photo of my Dad as a young teenager, and I found several documents including a few certificates from the Royal Conservatory of Music for piano.  My Mom always sang or played something, and

Welcome to my blog!   This has been a long time coming, but I am finally here ready to share my current research, interests in genealogy and connecting with others that share my passion.   My hope is that what I share will resonate with you making you more interested, and maybe even more excited about your own family heritage...if thats possible?...lol. First things first....let me introduce myself.  I have been in love with family history for as long as I can remember.  It seemed natural to always want to lean in on conversations with older generations and understand how they lived, what they experienced, and how they came through those experiences.  However, it was the fascination of a military Silver Cross medal, and untold stories from Ireland that really fuelled my spirit of research.  Stay tuned for future postings on my findings! From Ontario, my focus in research is Canada, Ireland, Scotland and England, along with family surnames of Armstrong, Barker, Breen and Stapley.   I am