My name is Robin Atkins and I am a genealogist with more than 40 years of practical experience in historical research.

Now, with the encouragement of family who think I should share my obsession with heritage (most likely because they’re tired of me rattling on about great-grandma-this and great-grandpa-that), I’ve decided to blog about my life as a family detective in hopes of educating, entertaining and perhaps enticing a whole new generation of ancestral blood hounds.