Morton does it again!

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Have you read the latest Morton Farrier genealogical mystery?  If not, you are in for another treat from the pen (computer?) of Nathan Dylan Goodwin.



Nathan is a master at presenting believable characters in intriguing plots and time periods.  From 19th century smuggling through women's suffrage and World War II to post-war life, forensic genealogist Morton Farrier has used the latest tools available to construct family histories and solve mysteries for his clients as well as in his own life.


The Mystery

The Foundlings deals with three women who, abandoned as babies in the 1970s, have found that they are half sisters.  They ask Morton to help them find their common link.

Nathan's books are subtle lessons in developing solid research techniques and his characters are so real, I want to search for them on Ancestry along with Morton.  I have to remind myself that they are fictional!


Do Genealogy with Morton!




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So, sharpen your pencils and print some blank pedigree charts. Work along with Morton as he solves this latest mystery.  Then try to apply his techniques in some of your own family research.


Read the Series

This is Book 9 in the Morton Farrier series.  If you have not read any of the other books, get busy! See his website https://www.nathandylangoodwin.com/ for all the details!



MaryLynn Strickland



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