After writing the introduction, I realized that some of the more distant family members may not be as familiar as I am with the different family lines. I have written the names and connections down on another page, but I will repeat them here for clarity.

The Bird family is obvious - that is my family name, as it was my father's family name and his father's family name going back through the eons. They came from England, around Nottingham and Kenilworth, to Saskatchewan in Canada, and eventual...
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