October is Family History Month
October is Family History Month! If you’ve been thinking about getting into Genealogy, this is a great month to start. If you’re already well into your research, this is the month to celebrate all you’ve accomplished. Have you found some interesting ancestors? Smashed through some brick walls? 
Genealogy Pointers wants to hear about it! Genealogy is a fun and rewarding hobby. I’ve found all kinds of interesting things about my ancestors (for example, hockey great Al MacInnis is a distant cousin, and my great-grandmother was the Postmaster for her tiny town in Nova Scotia-the Post Office was located in her spare bedroom!) and learned a lot about myself in the process. I got started in Genealogy years ago when I came across a book called “The MacKenzies’ History of Christmas Island Parish”. Christmas Island is a tiny town in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. My father was born there and most of his family settled there after immigrating from Scotland. The book contained the stories and family trees of every family in the Parish up to 1984-including mine! The original book was published in 1926! This little 268 page book was a gold mine to me and inspired me to look into my family’s past. I started with my dad’s family and moved on to my mom’s family, which were also from Nova Scotia. I only got to know one of my great grandparents, but I feel like I know them all thanks to my research. Learning about my ancestors and how they lived has been such a joy. I invite you to share your stories here as we celebrate Family History Month!
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