Ramblings for Monday, June 12th, 2017      The first day of our tour in France focused on tracing the last footsteps of my late uncle Henry who was a casualty of WWII. Henry (Harry) Sambells died in action Sept. 1944, while serving as a Sapper in the 6th Field Company of the Royal Canadian Engineers. After he and his comrades had completed clearing land-mines along … Continue reading Journey of Remembrance

After twenty-five years of researching my paternal family history and publishing “Sambells Family History: Origins and Lineage”, I decided that it was time to share my discoveries and insights with a wider audience through this new web blog. The saga of my research begins with my most recent pilgrimage to the places which featured so prominently in the lives of my ancestors. The record of my journey … Continue reading Intro: Ramblings in 2017