A little bit about me:
#Teacher: Yes, I teach! I am a Learning Resource Teacher with Arcola Community School.
#Travel: I love to travel. Very fond memories in South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
#Senators: I am very attached to the hockey team of my hometown. Watching Ottawa Senators hockey is a part of my life.
I would like to add a hashtag that captures a big part of who I am: #History
I have always enjoyed learning about history. History and historical history have been my genres of choice for as long as I can remember. This has recently turned into an interest in uncovering my own roots. Although my family comes from Eastern Canada, we have roots in Saskatchewan. Ancestors came from Armagh, Ireland and settled in western Canada with generous title grants from the government of Canada. This summer, with help from a growing online database of information with the government of Canada, my brother and I were able to pinpoint where their land was. Ironically, a relatively short drive from Regina, the city I moved to as an adult almost by chance.
Once there, we were able to get help from a couple of residents who run a local museum. We were able to find the land that my great, great grandfather settled! It was kind of eerie to walk land that was built up by ancestors:
