Can a distant relative be long-lost if you didn't know they were lost to begin with? I'm very excited to say that my genealogy search has put me in touch with a distant cousin that I never knew existed. It turns out my great-great-grandfather had a brother and I'm now in touch with his great-granddaughter (which makes us... distant cousins). She's done a bit of research into this branch of our family tree and actually had some correspondence with my grandmother in the past, so she should be able to provide me with a good bit of information that I don't yet have.
Regardless, it's kind of exciting to just discover and email with a newly-found relative.
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I think it's cool to discover people that you could be related to. I have always been looking for other Croattos.
Posted by: Jason | January 25, 2006 03:02 PM
I was pleased to discover just recently that I am a distant cousin of one of the people in my running group.
Posted by: Ben | January 25, 2006 04:00 PM
Third cousins once removed! Cool! Ya don't run into those everyday! (Well, actually, maybe we do and just don't know it....)
Posted by: David | February 1, 2006 11:33 PM
looking for a william petherick living in dawlish devon.was on the internet two years ago as.pethbill@aol.com
Posted by: val | February 11, 2006 09:35 AM