Hi, I'm Joe.
I'm a genealogist and historical researcher with a passion for uncovering the lost and forgotten stories from our past.
What started as a personal journey into my own family history quickly grew into a mission to find the people who had been left behind - the everyday men and women whose incredible, tragic, or just plain unbelievable stories were buried in census records and newspaper archives.
I founded Yourfamilyline in 2023 as a genealogy research service, helping people trace their ancestors and rebuild their family stories. But over time, the project evolved into something much bigger – a platform for telling the stories of forgotten lives, and bringing their voices back into the light through detailed research and digital storytelling.
This website is the official archive for my work, and the YouTube channel is where I bring these stories to life.
My mission is to prove that every ancestor, no matter how humble, has a story worth telling. Thank you for being here and for helping me share them.