Ernest Fiset and Deveta Collins were married in 1926 at a small prairie church in Plessis, Saskatchewan. Life was hard from the start—Deveta gave birth three times in two and a half years, losing two babies to premature birth. Their story, traced through a faded newspaper clipping, a colourized wedding photo, and a quiet cemetery on the prairie, reflects the challenges of rural life in 1920s Saskatchewan.

Honouring my 2nd great-grandmother, Céline (Papillon) Fiset—her resilience, struggles, and legacy live on this International Women's Day.

A decades-old census find led me to Maggie Grassie’s story—her journey from 1856 Edinburgh to Canada, and a surprise heirloom connection.

My great-grandfather, Ernest Fiset, died when I was sixteen years old, too young to ask him many questions. But over the past few years,...

Embark on a journey to 17th century Quebec when 20-year-old Abraham Fiset, an engagé (indentured servant) arrives in New France to start a n

François-Abraham Fiset was nineteen years old when he sailed from his Normandy homeland to the fledgling colony of New France in 1653.

Gilbert Inkster left Shetland to sail in the merchant service, then jumped ship on Vancouver Island in 1888. Read more about his journey

While visiting my parents this week we watched several news documentaries about the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the landing of the...

Pickled beets, tomato jam, zucchini pickle, and pickled onions... preserving the traditions of my grandmothers.

The first time I visited my great-grandfather’s birthplace of North Roe, I walked into the little Methodist church, still standing after...

I suppose it could be considered strange to have a vintage tobacco pipe resting on my shelf. It’s a relic, an heirloom that I got from my...

Remembering a journey with my friend, Magnus, to Roermill, North Roe, where my Shetland ancestors worked and walked.

On International Women’s Day, I’d like to honour a few of the women in my family tree, the mother, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and...

It’s Robbie Burns day, so to commemorate I thought I'd share the following story. My great-grandfather, Peter Inkster (1879-1958) of...

I was looking through my grannie's recipes (Kathleen Hattie Inkster, 1914-1984) and found this blank invoice form from the 1940s for Dr....

For the past few years I've participated in a family history writing group through the Surrey Family Search Centre. Once a month we get...

See that house peaking over the hill in the first photo? My great-grandfather, Peter Inkster was born there, at the Haa of Skelberry, in...

The sun spilled out over the voe as we drove along the banks this morning. It was so radiant that we had to stop and take a photo… this...

Today we travelled back to a time when the men had to fish to the landlord during the summer months. Three miles north of North Roe,...

Remembrance Day always holds a special place in my heart as I ponder the sacrifices that so many men and women made as they said goodbye...