A Canadian Family

No Trespassing | A Reflection by Peter Lagasse

Regular readers will know Peter Lagasse as the writer of a series of family history articles on some American Lagasses (see link below) but today Peter is giving us something a little different. He’s sharing his take on a delicate situation that many of us have faced.

Guest Post: Peter Lagasse

Research Can Lead You to Some Signs of “NO TRESPASSING”

Being an “Ancestor Detector” can bring many hours of enjoyment. Even when you hit those brick walls that don’t want to come down, there is a feeling of being a Scotland Yard detective determined to find the lose brick that will bring the wall tumbling down. What a thrill of victory comes over you as the wall falls. It is as if you have just won a gold medal in the Olympic Games.

However, researching your family can also lead you down paths that are not so endearing. It can lead you to a person that you were not expecting or had forgotten. And I’m not talking about the deceased ancestor that has a skeleton in his or her closet. Though, I’m sure, we have all run into some of those too. I’m speaking about a living member of the family. Maybe it is an unknown sibling or someone the family has rarely mentioned. This brings us to a different place in our detective work.

What do I do with the new found information? How can I verify this find without upsetting the “apple cart”? Should I make contact with this person? And what do I do if there is a “NO TRESPASSING” sign placed in my path? Read more »

February 5, 2010 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | 16900022 | 7 Comments