Transformative Journeys of Ancestry: Honoring Loved Ones Beyond Borders

Have you ever thought about how we honor the people we’ve lost? Like, beyond the usual funeral and the family gathering? I recently came across this remarkable story that really changed the way I think about memorials and remembrance — and I wanted to share it with you.

So, it starts with a man who always believed he was Irish through and through. His parents and grandparents were Irish. There were stories common to Irish families of escaping the Great Potato Famine, traveling by sea in steerage class, then disembarking at Ellis Island, before making their way in N...