I think I’ve uncovered a family secret buried for over 150 years. Or maybe it’s a fact that’s been just conveniently forgotten or not mentioned…

A couple of newsy items related to my Scottish roots…

I’ve been trying mightily to push my Fraser lines farther back in time, especially trying to corroborate some tantalizing Highlands connections suggested by DNA testing. Unfortunately, I’ve reached the limits of my searching ability.

The blog has been busy with Fraser news lately – and I just finished my online class about advanced genealogical research in Scotland. Here’s a review of the class and the low-down on some new directions for my genealogy research.

More stories have turned up in my further research of the Fraser family. One story is from Scotland, the other from Greene County, Iowa.