As a genealogist, researching someone's ancestry gives me great satisfaction. That is especially true when I help people either discover their ancestral past, find previously unknown relatives or, as was the case with your father-in-law, Tom Rice, re-connect with relatives with whom we have lost touch. Through my research, I was able to contact the wife of Tom’s first cousin with whom he had not had contact for over two decades. Because of that connection, his cousin called Tom on his birthday. Knowing this occurred through my efforts affords me great joy. It is results like this that make doing what I do so worthwhile and energizes me to continue to do the work.

-Roy Hiller