Ayla
11-12-07, 12:43
I wasn't sure where to post this but I just had to share something because I am....well, quite excited. Every day I am finding out new things about my family which is fantastic. From being told as a child that everyone had 'gone', I am finding cousins, 2nd cousins, 3rd cousins even down to 9th!
To find some living blood relatives is just so lovely.
Anyway, a week or so ago I sent the same letter to 3 Pentti Heikkiläs in the USA, the addresses I found on Lostpeople.com or something like that. I knew it was a long shot because I knew that he was about 80 or so and I also had no idea where he went in the States. My mum was born after he left so he wouldnt have known my mum.
Anyway, he got my letter and I had an email from him today! Bless him. He is 81 years old and my mother's cousin. Wonderful. I hopefully can now get some more info to fill in my family tree which is growing at an unbelievable rate!
So, as well as Holmlund/Harmiala/Brander/Paloheimo I can now add Heikkilä to the list. I knew we had Heikkilä, I just didn't know how. Lovely to fill in another piece of the puzzle!
Thank you for listening, sorry for going on!
Ayla
xxx
To find some living blood relatives is just so lovely.
Anyway, a week or so ago I sent the same letter to 3 Pentti Heikkiläs in the USA, the addresses I found on Lostpeople.com or something like that. I knew it was a long shot because I knew that he was about 80 or so and I also had no idea where he went in the States. My mum was born after he left so he wouldnt have known my mum.
Anyway, he got my letter and I had an email from him today! Bless him. He is 81 years old and my mother's cousin. Wonderful. I hopefully can now get some more info to fill in my family tree which is growing at an unbelievable rate!
So, as well as Holmlund/Harmiala/Brander/Paloheimo I can now add Heikkilä to the list. I knew we had Heikkilä, I just didn't know how. Lovely to fill in another piece of the puzzle!
Thank you for listening, sorry for going on!
Ayla
xxx