Featured
Who are you
Where did you come from? What bits and pieces of experience, genetics, and environment resulted in you?
RECENT BLOG POSTS
-
Where There Were Once No Grattons, Now There are Hundreds
Early in my diggings I had made some queries on French Canadian forums with the scanty information I had to hand and was told, quite boldly, that I was related to every Gratton in North America. Pfft. I refused to believe it, but I had a reason. At the time, and with the records that…
-
A Funny Little Story About Religion
Beware any family lore that says “we were always” anything. Be it religion or political affiliation or anything in between, things change, and often. When things change we often get a valuable insight into the personality of our ancestors.
-
What is in a name? Lessons Learned from my french and quebecois research
Names are everything in Genealogy: they identify us as individuals, they help us build our family groups–they are the foundation stone for our research. Today’s post discusses names in French-Canadian Family History Research.
About Me
Hi, I’m ALana, welcome to Kinquery.
The fabric of who you are is eternally fascinating to me. Having had the opportunity to meet people around the world I have learned that every story is unique.
