In 1972 my father, “Robert Vernon Chapman” began researching our Chapman genealogy with nothing more then a few names that his father had scribbled down on a piece of paper. Using that as a starting point, our Sunday family drives would often end up at a cemetery looking for and recording information that would provide clues to the links of our past. The trips to the cemeteries evolved into trips to libraries, museums and such or where ever a  source of information could be found  

Without the aid of a computer for the first 20 – 25 years his persistence and thirst for new information allowed him to trace our ancestors back to the earliest known Chapman’s to arrive in the New World. From there the genealogy would  fan out to about 4000 family connections. 

His enthusiasm eventually spread and about 10 years ago I became inflicted with the genealogy bug and the never ending hunger for new information. Today  with both of us trying to feed our obsession, our combined research has given us connections to over 16,000 individuals has also grown to include the families of  BOUDREAU, MEALEY, MORAN, COCHRAN, LANDRY, DUNBAR, MACKENZIE, DOIRON/GOULD, SIMPSON and LIRET/LAURETTE. 

Genealogy is something that is meant to be shared and the pages that you find within the Realm is our way of giving back what others shared with us. If you can add information or notice something that isn’t correct, drop us a line. We would love to hear from you.