How often does this happen to you? Genealogist Wayne MacDonald from Edmonton, Alberta was visiting Winnipeg when he ducked into an antique shop to escape a snow storm. While waiting for the snow to abate, he idly thumbed through some old family photographs that were being offered for sale. His heart jumped when he recognized one of the photographs as his great-great-grandfather James MacDonald. A further search revealed over a dozen such photos of his long-dead relatives taken between 1878 and 1915.
"What are the odds of this happening? It's serendipity," said MacDonald.
The full story may be found in an article by Jordana Divon in the Daily Brew web site at http://goo.gl/k1x7c.
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