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 A dad and daughter reconnect after 30 years. [Learn more](  [ancestry](  July 2017 Update [Log In](   [A dad and daughter reconnect after 30 years.][A dad and daughter reconnect after 30 years.](  []Inside Scoop [A proud father, 30 years after his daughter’s birth.]( Three decades ago Barry drove his pregnant friend to the hospital. What he didn’t know was that the baby born that day was his own daughter. Thirty years later, a typical day turned into a life‑changing event when he logged into Ancestry and found a parent‑child match. He was floored by the news. Eventually they arranged a Thanksgiving gathering, and Barry was able to meet his biological daughter. Over dinner they learned of one more surprise‑they are both genealogists. Or as Barry dryly joked: “We both love dead people." [Watch Barry's story](   []FEATURE [Share your story]( What have you learned about yourself—or your family—through Ancestry or AncestryDNA? We'd love to hear your story so pease email us at [stories@ancestry.ca](.   []FEATURE [ancestry](  [Canada DN‑eh: Diversity is in Our Genes]( To mark Canada’s 150th anniversary, Ancestry has undertaken a study of more than 70,000 Canadians within its DNA network to reveal the average genetic makeup of the country, going back up to thousands of years. [Learn more.](   []TIPS AND TOOLS   [Family History in a Jar]( There are many creative ways to capture and pay tribute to family stories that could easily be forgotten. One approach that an Ancestry genealogist took, was to fill a mason jar with questions for her father‑in‑law, a quiet man who rarely spoke about his own life. Each week he visited, she would pull out a question and record the answer in a notebook, eventually having enough details to put together a book of memories for her husband and siblings. His experiences as a Marine—who served in two different wars, were filled with stories his own children had never heard. Give it a try and see what unknown family stories come to light. [More tips](   []MUST-SEARCH COLLECTIONS   [Medway, Kent, England, Methodist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1798-1932]( [Medway, Kent, England, Methodist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1798‑1932]( Do you have Methodist Ancestry? This collection features Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials from 1798‑1932. [Search now](   [Canada, Fenian Raids Bounty Applications, 1866-1871]( [Canada, Fenian Raids Bounty Applications, 1866‑1871]( Between 1866 and 1871, the Fenian Brotherhood, Irish nationalists based in the United States, launched raids against Canada in an effort to force the British government to withdraw from Ireland. [Learn more](   [England and Wales, Long-Term Workhouse Inmates, 1861]( [England and Wales, Long‑Term Workhouse Inmates, 1861]( This collection comprises records and images from a volume listing every adult 'pauper' in each Workhouse in England and Wales, who had been resident there for five or more years in 1861. [Search now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest](   [Contact Us](  [Support Center](  [Get the App](  [Ancestry.ca Shop](   Please add ancestry@ancestry.ca to your address book to make sure you don't miss an email. You are receiving this email because you have registered with Ancestry.ca using the email address {EMAIL}.   [Email Preferences](  [View This Email Online](   Your privacy is important to us. View our [Privacy Statement]( for more information.   Use of Ancestry.ca is subject to our [Terms and Conditions](.   © 2017 ANCESTRY Ancestry.ca is operated by Ancestry Information Operations Unlimited Company in Dublin, Ireland, and whose registered office is at 70 Sir John Rogersons Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland. Â