The story of Lawrence G. Robbins' journey from recording his father's family stories to writing The Nicholas Robbins Family genealogical history continues in Part IV of this engaging blog series. Julie: Last week we left off discussing the compilation of articles from the Yarmouth Herald which traced the lineage from Nicholas Robbins to your great-great grandfather, Prince H. Robbins. I am intrigued to hear more about the genealogies. Lawrence: "Yes, the book, Yarmouth, Nov

In Part II of this blog series, Lawrence Robbins traveled to central Michigan to further research his Robbins family history. There he found the ancestor who was the link between Nova Scotia and Michigan, his great-great grandfather, Prince H. Robbins. In Part III of the series, Lawrence recounts how he found a valuable resource in a rather unexpected place. Julie: To recap, during your trip to Michigan you found information about your Robbins family in the Isabella County v

In Part I of this blog series, Lawrence Robbins shared how his father, Robert M. Robbins, passed along the stories of his grandfathers Robbins and Theusen. Both these men came to America and made the long journey across the country: Robert W. Robbins, who came from Nova Scotia lived for a time in Michigan, but eventually continued on to Oregon. Matt Theusen, who immigrated to the U.S. from Denmark, traveled across the country to Wyoming, finally settling in Washington on t

Ever since my first communications with Lawrence G. Robbins in 2009, I've had the utmost admiration and respect for his work in documenting the descendants of Nicholas Robbins. The exhaustive research and exacting documentation incorporated into The Nicholas Robbins Family: A Genealogical History of the Family Through the Eighth Generation, have guided and inspired many Robbins researchers. Being the benefactor of assistance and kind advice over the years, I thought it would