Welcome

Greetings from Dunnville, Ontario, Canada.
(photo is one I took of the shoreline of Lake Erie)

Thank you for stopping by to visit my personal website. Here you will find no algorithms, no ads, and no AI slop. Just fun and (hopefully) interesting stuff about me, my genealogy research, some local history, and my interests & hobbies. This site attempts to blend some retro vibes into the look and feel of a modern website. That means animated GIFS like the one below are totally a thing here. Yes, you can (and should) actually sign my guestbook, too.

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Genealogy

Family history with a focus on the Finch, Mills, Vansickle, Power familes as well as Mitchell, Young, Reed, Baker, and more.

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Local History

Stories from the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, rural Ontario, and Hamilton Beach.

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Monarchy

Musings about the Canadian monarchy and my advocacy for the institution.


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Alice Mary (Baker) Power’s Diary

I have been slowly (and I do mean slowly) transcribing my great-grandmother’s five-year diary (1946-1950). It offers a brief glimpse into the life of a fisherman’s wife in post-war rural Nova Scotia.


Bio

Doris Elaine (Mills) Finch
1949-2023

This site is dedicated to the memory of my dear mother who left this world for a better one and is missed by many.

“Grief is the price we pay for love.”
– Queen Elizabeth II

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Doris Elaine (Mills) Finch

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The number of fine people (or bots) who have visited my website since 2021