Drawing on his training as a historian, his patience and more than a little serendipity, Jim Tracy put together an account of his family history.  “This account is for our family, if not now, perhaps later, I hope it may also be of interest for others looking into the history of their families.” 

Then there are the unexpected things that happen…

… like a box of family history from a cousin that was completely unexpected.  Perhaps it is like an unexpected DNA match.