Genealogical memoirs and ancestral mysteries, my passion is discovering the stories in our people and our places.By no means a professional genealogist or expert in DNA, I am curious about family history. While it's my own family history that I most often battle, I do tend to lean-in when friend or acquaintance offers tales of their own family lore and I am sincerely interested in hearing your unique story, as untidy and jumbled as it may be!In addition to genealogy and the written word, my passions include cooking for friends and family; enjoying fine ales; exploring late nights, early mornings, and unknown neighborhoods.I'm a beginning writer, modestly published and credited in editing. My degree is English Literature from Simon Fraser University and I proudly teach high school composition in my hometown of Port Coquitlam, BC.Member of the Maple Ridge Family History Group and the British Columbia Genealogical Society.Proud husband to Lana, father to Jack, Ben, Tom, and Scott, servant to Daisy and Chester. I'm a product of the '70s & '80s who always has time to talk music.
