Google is an amazing thing! found long lost family member!

by coffee_black 4 Replies latest jw friends

  • coffee_black
    coffee_black

    Last night, while awaiting the arrival of my son, daughter in law and granddaughter, I kept myself ammused by googling family members I hadn't seen in years. I located my (fill in #) cousin... on my dad's side. We were always distant because of the religion thing.... and I haven't heard from that side of the family in literally decades. My dad's dad had a brother. When my grandfather and grandmother became Bible Students, their relationship changed, so there wasn't a lot of contact...though there were several time we got together that I remember. Anyway, I located my granfather's brother's grandson... We're cousins...but not sure the number.

    Anyway, I emailed him last night and already got a reply. He's in Texas. He has to come to Boston on business soon...and we plan to get together. It's fun to catch up on decades of family news.... I was happy to tell him I'm no longer a JW.

    My son and family arrived at 1:00 am...so they're resting now... My graddaughter is gorgeous! 'Course I wouldn't be biased now....would I?

    Coffee

  • Awakened at Gilead
    Awakened at Gilead

    whitepages.com is also an effective tool for finding long lost people.... it even has a google earth map feature so you can see the persons house when you call....

  • FreudianSlip
    FreudianSlip

    Congrats to you! I loves me some Google.

  • jamiebowers
    jamiebowers

    Last year I organized a family reunion on my mother's side. About 100 people showed up, many of which I found on line. I found this site quite helpful: http://www.zabasearch.com/

    and this one: http://www.blackbookonline.info/ and this one: http://snowcaptraffic.com/

  • hubert
    hubert

    Coffee, can you post the link for the Google family member search? Thanks. Give your granddaughter a hug from us.

    Thanks to others for the other links, too. I'll try them, also.

    Hubert

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