As you can see, I haven't been researching much this year, but next year I will be back on task! Despite my lack of activity, I have had a constant stream of messages through the site. People are continuing to seek out the information stored here to help with their personal ancestry journeys. In particular,... Continue Reading →
While researching this family story, I have begun to realise more and more just how subjective and incomplete history is. Take the legend of Ots Toch, Herman Thorn's great, great, great grandmother. Historical accounts differ on who her parents were and we may never know the truth. Ots Toch was a Mowhawk woman from the... Continue Reading →
The Colonel and Mrs Thorn 
Hi Matt, thanks for your message. Can you point me to any research saying they were both called Ots Toch?…
From my research, it seems there were 2 people with the name Ots Toch, both Mom and Daughter. They are…
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I noticed that too..nicknames add even more color to the picture