"When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am in who you are. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart." Fredrick Beekner

I am deeply interested in genealogy and family history work, which I have been doing extensively for about 30 years so far, and have started putting on workshops to help people get started. I have done alot of photographing of cemeteries around High Prairie, Alberta. I also have alot of ancestor photos on my family lines. I am hoping to scan and post these, so that others can see them, too. This site has been invaluable to me and I might be of some help to others as well! I am researching BRITTON, RENO, WATERS, STRONG, BREWER, LIGHTLE, COULTER, FITZ JARRELL, KELSAY, WILDE, CLARK, COX, SMITH, BISHOP, DEWE, GRAY, GENTRY, CALHOUN and related lines. I have one line back to a three-digit year!

In this profile photo of me with my Grandma (Ellen) Britton, taken a number of years ago, we are discussing one of my Reno family books. I remember, one of the last times she came to visit us in Canada, after Granddad died, she used to get to talking for hours about our ancestors, with my dad. I would sit beside her, with my clip board, and take notes, which I later transcribed into stories. Sometimes I couldn't keep up. I'd say, "Wait, Grandma! Wait!" She got a kick out of it!

I feel very deeply about learning all that we can about our precious ancestors -- who they really were, what they thought, their trials and their triumphs, what they stood for... In the process, we also come to understand more about ourselves. When we create beautiful stories about their lives, complete with photographs and other artifacts, these ancestors become real people -- not just names, dates and places on a chart! We can write letters, conduct recorded interviews (later to be cataloged and transcribed)... The possibilities are endless! And now, with Internet, doors are open to me that I never dreamed of 30 years ago!

"When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am in who you are. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart." Fredrick Beekner

I am deeply interested in genealogy and family history work, which I have been doing extensively for about 30 years so far, and have started putting on workshops to help people get started. I have done alot of photographing of cemeteries around High Prairie, Alberta. I also have alot of ancestor photos on my family lines. I am hoping to scan and post these, so that others can see them, too. This site has been invaluable to me and I might be of some help to others as well! I am researching BRITTON, RENO, WATERS, STRONG, BREWER, LIGHTLE, COULTER, FITZ JARRELL, KELSAY, WILDE, CLARK, COX, SMITH, BISHOP, DEWE, GRAY, GENTRY, CALHOUN and related lines. I have one line back to a three-digit year!

In this profile photo of me with my Grandma (Ellen) Britton, taken a number of years ago, we are discussing one of my Reno family books. I remember, one of the last times she came to visit us in Canada, after Granddad died, she used to get to talking for hours about our ancestors, with my dad. I would sit beside her, with my clip board, and take notes, which I later transcribed into stories. Sometimes I couldn't keep up. I'd say, "Wait, Grandma! Wait!" She got a kick out of it!

I feel very deeply about learning all that we can about our precious ancestors -- who they really were, what they thought, their trials and their triumphs, what they stood for... In the process, we also come to understand more about ourselves. When we create beautiful stories about their lives, complete with photographs and other artifacts, these ancestors become real people -- not just names, dates and places on a chart! We can write letters, conduct recorded interviews (later to be cataloged and transcribed)... The possibilities are endless! And now, with Internet, doors are open to me that I never dreamed of 30 years ago!