We are pleased to introduce to you a new addition to the team.  She is Danielle Noblet – but she is fondly called Dani.   She brings to us much enthusiasm, skills in internet marketing and a love for solving mysteries.  Dani is new to the subject of genealogy but is already digging up family […]

DNA is, from a genealogical viewpoint, the “glue” or “proof” one needs in solving a real family mystery. The photo at left is my maternal Grandpa – Henry Stevenson.  He was a foundling – that is, an infant who is found after its unknown parents have abandoned it.  He was born in California in 1905 […]

One big lesson I learned in 1980, was to communicate.  I always ask myself first: “why not”? And I think of a 20/20 TV show from the Spring of 1980 which featured Frank Serpico.  He was in America and was risking his life, being here and speaking out.  I had admired him, his honesty and […]

In celebration of this holiday season, which to my mind is a season that should bring families closer together, I am offering a “Taste of Family History” holiday special from now until the end of 2014. This is my holiday gift so that you can give yourself, or someone you know, a taste of genealogy […]

In the interest of improving the quality of service to my clients (and also because I sort of like him and like working with him) my husband is officially joining the Personal Pedigree team. Mark, or as I call him, “Hamilton”, has been working behind the scenes for some time. He is the one who […]

It is all good and well to search and find, through ancestry detective work, long-lost friends or relatives – and it IS exciting and very rewarding – but what about those you care about here and now? A good friend just retired from many years of dedicated service in a Veterinary Hospital.  We decided to […]

Welcome to On the Trail.  I will try to keep things informative and possibly helpful to you.  You may write me and ask questions or comment as you wish.  I really am very interested in finding relatives, restoring strained relations and anything to do with uniting families. As you can see, here I am in […]