We are the story-tellers For our family, We seek the people who have made Us as we are to be. We look for those of long ago Whose names have been unknown, For those who coped with tragedies And struggled on alone. For those whose lives were different from that of ours today, The hardships and joys are plentiful, Littered along the way. Our searching brings together Those on a similar trail, We talk, we support, we listen, We find, we achieve or fail. I thank my ancestors daily For the life they've given me, And the gift of community resurrected Is here for all to see. I will never find each person who's shaped my future here, >From East Anglia, Yorkshire, Scotland, London, and Lancashire. But somehow it doesn't matter That my past is incomplete, The friends that I have discovered Has been an unexpected treat. So here's to us researchers, For all the roles we play, Thank you each and everyone, And have a Merry Christmas day. With warm regards and all good wishes, Sally x

Thank you Sally for this lovely poem, and a wish of a Very Merry Christmas to you and your family Sue > > > > We are the story-tellers > For our family, > We seek the people who have made > Us as we are to be. >