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The vanNostrand’s UK / Viking connection

2023-12-222025-07-18Rob CathyLeave a Comment

The popular TV series “The Last Kingdom” tells the story of a Viking ancestor in the UK during the 1000 AD era. The real life “Uhtred of Bamburgh” turns out to be an ancestor of the Canadian van Nostrands, back 29 generations ago! The TV series is historical based fiction, so it tells a somewhat […]

Finding Royalty in your Family Tree

2023-12-172025-07-18Rob CathyLeave a Comment

I was amazed to discover a chain of Royal ancestors in my distant family history from 34 generations ago (1000 CE). The current “internet based” genealogy uses a SINGLE really big family tree which allows the work of many families to co-exist and be combined in a natural way, which is documented and supported by […]

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The vanNostrand’s UK / Viking connection

Finding Royalty in your Family Tree

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