Tag: Salvation Army

  • Father Unknown – Part 2

    Father Unknown – Part 2

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    So, where did I leave you last time? Ah yes, I had discovered that the address given as place of birth on my great grandmother’s birth certificate, was for a Salvation Army’s home for unmarried mothers. (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, please go back and read part 1 of this blog:…

  • Father Unknown – Part 1

    Father Unknown – Part 1

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    We’ve all come across it before haven’t we? That blank space on a birth certificate or baptism register: Father – unknown.  DNA has been fantastic for smashing through these brick walls; but sometimes good old fashioned, traditional genealogy is needed.  I’d like to share with you, my story of discovering the paternity of one of…