Cousins from far away connect in St. John’s

Hello, My complicated family tree research has been going on for years, but more intently for the past two years. My father (Reuben) and his eleven siblings were placed in St. John’s orphanages or family homes when their father, my grandfather, Henry Young, died in his hometown of Lourdes, Port au Port peninsula, at the…

My Downhome Story

I have read many interesting issues of the Downhome over the years, however, it was always an old copy I had come across while visiting someone else’s bathroom! Last year I decided the time had come for me to have my very own subscription to the Downhome and thought it would be extra special to…