With the help of a Facebook group, Keith Brown has uncovered his Northern Irish roots.
After contacting a relation online a decade ago, one Canadian man with an interest in family history has managed to track down dozens of distant relatives in Limavady - so far.
Keith came across the Limavady Area Ancestry group on Facebook and uploaded the documents he had on his grandmother, Margaret."But once they realised that I was a relative, then I started getting messages."Jacci Payne, from Limavady, is one of more than 150 connections Keith has made thanks to the help of the Facebook group.“I really wasn’t expecting to connect with anyone,” Jacci said.“We keep in contact at least once a week, if not more.
“For me, it's the love of actually connecting people and for people like Keith when they visit, I get to say 'Would you like to meet your relatives?' rather than just giving them a piece of paper saying 'Here's your family tree'. “This is exactly how we should be sharing our heritage, so much of our history would be lost otherwise.”Keith described the entire process as “unbelievable”.
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