While in Ontario, we just had to stop and see a distant cousin. (Very distant.) His name is Malcolm Black, and he comes from a long line of Malcolm Blacks. In fact, our common ancestor happens to be...
Malcolm Black!
I found him on the internet somehow (I've been trying to remember how, but haven't come up with anything), and found out he had a familybible from way back.
He also had lots of pictures and lots of stories.
I've had people ask me how my husband felt about spending a vacation almost entirely on my family history. But, as you can see from the picture, he was very "into it."
Malcolm lives in an old woolen mill, and he rents out the bottom floor to antique dealers. He lives in the second floor with his wife and a whole lot of "treasures." (Which insensitive people may call junk.) He even had machinery left from the old days when it still functioned as a mill.
He told us about another cemetery we could visit (because we didn't have enough already), and where to find an old school house built by Archibald Black. (That would be Annabella's brother, and the owner of this cool Bible.)
He also happened to live in what I thought was the prettiest area of our entire trip.
Surprise!
10 years ago
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