Looking for ancestors

This morning we took the train to nearby Dijon and picked up a rental car. Then drove about 2 hours into the countryside to find a few small hamlets where Bill had some ancestors live before immigrating to the US.

The first town was Port-sur-Saône, where we stopped at the tourist info and tried to tell them why we were in town, and names/dates, via Google translate. I think he got the gist, but just didn't care or have any useful info for us.

We took a rainy walk down the canal and back. The town lacked charm, was grey and a bit dreary. I quipped that perhaps the similarities are why Bills ancestors ended up in Aberdeen?? 🤣

Lunch at a very local restaurant that spoke no English, but we did ok.

Further driving thru tiny towns that Bill had the names of, but nothing struck a chord in terms of relating back to his family's time there in the 1800s.

Drove back home, hit the grocery store to make dinner at home tonight.Read more