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Generations
15 Mar 2026

Generations

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 6

This young fellow just became a father, and the other guy, a grandpa!

Click on either happy camper for details…

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Mason Paton, Geneology, Paton, Ancestry
The Farm Never Left Me
15 Apr 2025

The Farm Never Left Me

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 6

People who grew up on a farm are a fraternity, we understand one another.

Click on either boy or his pet for details.

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Farm, Farming, Horse, Combine, Threshing, Arcola, Allis-Chalmers, Paton, 4-H, wagon, Gravelbourg, Tractor
Or Do We?
8 Sep 2023

Or Do We?

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

We don’t have familial links in this part of the world.

Or do we?

Click on the map to find out….

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Where We Belong (the sequel)
4 Jul 2023

Where We Belong (the sequel)

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 5

Everything we are as individuals, everything we have become as a family started here …

Click on any Paton for the rest of the story.

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Paton, Scotland, Family, Gavinburn
Tron Doras
15 Jul 2019

Tron Doras

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

To know where you come from is to know where you are going.
– Russell Paton

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  1. Russ Paton on Just Fun22 March 2026

    Yes, we are fortunate. Many of the photos have images in the background that are as fascinating as the intended…

  2. Keith MacDonald on Just Fun22 March 2026

    It's so wonderful and amazing that Bear's and your ancestors amassed old family and other photographs. The photographs and text…

  3. Liz Seale on Watch Your Back16 March 2026

    The is an intriguing eclectic piece. I love it!

  4. elizabeth Seale on Generations16 March 2026

    Amazing that you have photos that go back so far…and that you can find them ! Liz Seale

  5. Keith MacDonald on Generations16 March 2026

    GREAT blog and pictures, Russ. CONGRATULATIONS, grandpa.

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