The name game

Your name is an important part of who you are. In addition to identifying you, it links you to your family, nationality and history.

Immigrants arriving at Quebec 1911

An ocean away

Why I am here? How is it that I happen to live where I do when my ancestral roots were firmly planted an ocean away?

Every family has a story

This website is inspired by the extensive family tree I have constructed over the years, as well as the often interesting stories that put my ancestors’ lives into perspective, that “bring them to life.”