About me and my ancestors

Hello, I’m Colleen. I’m an amateur genealogist and a history buff. I really should have stayed a history major in college.

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I have been interested in history since I was young. In high school I was on my city’s historical commission and I organized women’s history mini lectures at my school. I was in my first year in college when I started learning about my own family history. It’s been over 20 years and I haven’t stopped learning.

My Family History

My ancestors come from northwestern Europe, including some parts of Germany. I have the most interest in my Dutch ancestry as it’s where my most recent immigrant ancestors are from (and I’m well over a quarter Dutch). I’ll be posting about my family tree and other topics on my Blog, but will also link them here.