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The Lost Fifty-Seven: A Genealogical Journey of Discovery, Deception, Secrets and Scandal is a genealogical memoir sharing my efforts to uncover the truth about my grandfather’s secretive early life. 

Alfred Victor Williams arrived on the streets of Vancouver in June, 1947.  Within months he was a homeowner with a new bride and a child on the way.  He was fifty-seven years old at the time.  He lived another twenty years, but when he died in 1968, he took with him all details of his first fifty-seven years. 

Relying on a modest sample of leftover documents and photographs, as well as genealogical websites and tools, my efforts result in the discovery of long lost cousins and result in overseas travel.  Finally, his tale slowly unravels, exposing a lost inheritance, a kidnapping and a secret identity.  Join me in my genealogical efforts to uncover the lost fifty-seven years of my grandfather’s life.