GENEALOGY LIFE

I Was the Only One Who Knew

locket found among my aunt’s possessions

I’ve written an entire book of genealogical serendipity tales, but have been something of a wallflower in this regard. With a couple of cherished exceptions, these magical moments of happy coincidence have mostly eluded me in the course of my research, but my dry spell just ended.

Like so many last year, my family lost loved ones, including my Aunt Bea, and due to…