I just found my biological father on Ancestry!!! He never knew about me, and I'm his only child. His whole family have accepted me. It's been a beautiful experience! I'm so happy that you found your sister, and that YOU are happy you found her! (Although I wouldn't expect anything less from you.) Enjoy the new relationship.
Well, if your new Sister is reading and watching I just want to say " you have won the BROTHER lottery!!" Alex just is such a tremendously generous and kind person, he is the kind of person who we just see how they live their life, being kind, compassionate and empathetic... he has shown us through his videos to be such an amazing soul who has a big heart and I can only hope, if I ever found a *new* brother, I could only pray he would be as kind and wonderful as Alex! Congratulations to you both!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well, a brother is still a brother 😂😂 I have an older half brother that I discovered as an adult and now I have 3. Good news is, he's just as bothersome 😁
@@CovidConQuitTheCensorship Never fear, there ARE STILL some good ones out there. I married one of them & have been really happy & content spending 24 years with him so far!!!
So happy about your sister ❤️ I did a DNA test last year.. I had been told I was native American.. Found out , that my family originated in England and Norway, You have a great fan base for her to see,and realize what a good guy you are!👍🙋🕊️
YOU INSIPRED ME to look again... so I went to my ancestry DNA page and looked GUESS WHAT!!!! I found my 1/2 sisters kids. Unfortunately she has passed away but I found her daughter and now I have a new niece and 2 nephews. (Jumping up & down in joy) We talked for an hour and I really hope she contacts me with some pictures like she said she was going to. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Found 5 siblings at age 60. All lived in small town with me. Back in 1942 babies were given up for adoption and nobody talked about it. Has been a wonderful addition to my life. Good luck.
Congratulations! My dad, who's almost 80, found out just this past fall that he has a still-living older sister - he never had any inkling. It's been a joyful experience for him and my newfound aunt and cousins, and I hope it's the same for you and your sister.
You are a great guy! With a great family. I’m not surprised you are blessed more and more. Found you when you bought the Potters Home and love the respect you give the home and the interview you did with Mary. Thanks for all you do to include all of us. Editing can be tedious. Hugs!
I'm glad for you! My sister put her son up for adoption in 1971. He located her by my Mom's death certificate. He said he didn't want to bother us as a family but just wanted the medical information. Well, we all accepted him! Congratulations! Wish I was your sister. lol.
Just found your channel when you bought the house. It's fantastic you found a sister. I have an aunt (by marriage) that had a baby at a young age, her mother told her it had died at birth, but 6 months after her mother died she got a call from a man that was her son, he was adopted by a good family thank God and 40 years later found her. He is a wonderful addition to the family.
Every time I watch your video, you just get nicer and nicer!!! Your mother and father sound like extremely nice too! We all want to be related to you and your family!! 😃
@@joanmilano5302 Thats what I was thinking but I thought Oh my he is going to think I am a real weirdo. And I might be but I am one who happens to think this young Man is a very nice person and I would take him as my brother any day of the week.
I found my biological father through a ancestry kit too! Found out I have a brother and sister also, and it’s a scary but exciting thing to experience. I’m glad you are open to meeting and getting to know your sister! Good luck to you, enjoying watching the episodes!
Me tooooo!!!!! It was an absolute nightmare. My family is semi destroyed over it due to the complete socio pathic bio mom. My father was no better but at least he left us all alone..... I have two great brothers and sisters in law and one niece now!!!!!! My adopted family abandoned me over twenty years ago. ... I hope you have a great time!!!!
@@graciemaca6996 hahaha it totally crashed and burned in EVERY WAY imaginable. Hahahaha I actually recovered from it and actually grew a great deal so I'm glad. I am having fun with my life now. Thank you💞
Just got on the tail-end of your "Live". I am so elated for you and your sister. I bet that is one of your best finds! What a cherished gift and how lovely your Mom is.
I have been following you for quite some time and find your life in Canada very interesting. I am thrilled for you and your sister and the house and your beautiful family.
Congratulations!! I found my sister 5 years ago!! With that I found a brother I knew nothing about!! I wish you guy's a beautiful reunion!! God Bless!!
Same here, got a brother and a sister that I had absolutely no idea about, they're 25 and 26 years older than me. She and I are getting to know each other, we're a lot alike! Congratulations to you as well!
Congratulations and welcome to the wildest, most amazing adventure. Like you, Ancestry DNA unearthed two amazing half sisters for me a few years ago and two additional new brothers for me last year. Over the past Family Day weekend, I’ve been put in contact with a host of brand new first cousins aunts and uncles. Wishing your newly expanded family all the best!
I am so impressed with your attitude and maturity! I have seen a couple of similar situations where people were angry and hurt when they found out and I never understood that reaction. I wish you and your new found family the best!
What a beautiful surprise! I’m sorry your dad isn’t here to build a relationship with her also but I can’t help but think he’s had a hand in making sure your paths crossed 💕
I had the same thing happen, thanks to Ancestry! I’m adopted and while I met my birth mom when I turned 18, I was never able to find my birth father or his family. After I got my results from DNA back, they linked me with my half sister on my birth father’s side. This was last month so I’ve been spending the last month chatting with and meeting new siblings and other family!
I remember the rhythm of the old washing machines, and when you put clothes through the wringer buttons would pop off and go flying across the room. My baby brothers wore plastic pants over their diapers and when those went through the wringer the wrong way they gave a loud pop and another pair was ruined. The good old days were only good back in the day!
I love those old wringer washers, and it's a wonder on that too, cause I got my hand and arm caught when I started playing with it....after mama told me not to, and why. AFTER she got my hand out and she made sure I wasn't dead, I got my ass busted for not minding her. The good ole days. yeah, boy!
I literally just got back from Portland, Oregon from meeting my Fathers Sister who is 92. She didn't know she had an older brother and I only wish I'd found her earlier, since my Dad passed away 3 years ago. Bitter sweet - I've missed my Dad so much and wished with all my heart I had one more chance to look into his eyes again and tell him I love him. When I met his sister, I felt that I really had gotten that chance, she looks just like him and it was like looking in my Fathers eyes. Congratulations!
I found a niece I didn't know about. Her father would have been my half brother - sadly he had passed away by the time my niece found me. It was so exciting!! She's a wonderful person and she has a little boy. My family was very welcoming and we've had a wonderful time getting acquainted. Congrats!
Congratulations on your greatest treasurer find..........YOUR SISTER!💚 Yeah!!!!!! I'm so happy for you. I know how you feel! I have two brothers somewhere in the world. I wish I could find them, too! God bless and make the best out of your new connections with your Sissy!💚💜💙
Congrats to you both! It's wonderful that this is happening for you. I was adopted, and did the DNA thing, too a few years ago - been connected with several very cool relatives. It's been exciting and also so nice to know that these DNA relatives are kind and interesting people.
Congratulations! Yes, this happened in my family too. After my parents had passed we found out we had a half sister. She was looking for her real dad and had contacted our aunt. After my dad had passed my mom dropped the beans that dad had a son before they got married. It's weird, because that son turned out to be a daughter? Maybe he had a son and a daughter. My sister actually met her and I have talked with her on the phone. So, you never know. All of this happened before DNA testing was available.
that is awesome I am so happy for you. I knew I had a sister but I had only seen her one time when I was very young. I am 59 now. my daddy past away a few years ago and I was determind I was going to find her again. I searched for years and a friend asked me if I have tried searched for a phone number for her so I did and in a month I found a number I thought might be her number or someone that knew her. I called a left a message and a half hour later I got a call from a lady that said hello aunt Theresa I am your sisters daughter. so long story shorter she told my sister and my sister called me. best day of my life. finding her gave me a ton more family. I also did a dna and found my dads birth parents and his twin sister and another ton of family. much love to you
Grew up with a washing machine like that. Fond memories with my mom and dad in the basement washing clothes for a family of 7. We had two cement sinks (hooked together) for rinsing. The wringer would swing around to the sink and wring the clothes and then into the second sink for another rinse. Then out to the back yard to hand the clothes in the sun. If raining (we live in Seattle) we would hang it all in the basement. I mostly watched and rode my trike around in the basement!
My husband and I live in a house built in 1961 and in 2018 had our cement utility sink removed when water was leaking on to floor. Previous homeowners had painted the cement my guess is to cover up the crack and keep it from leaking. Painting cement sink did take care of that problem for decades.
Fantastic news. You sound so happy. I’m glad for you. The colour on the wall is great and very fitting to go with the time you are looking at taking the house back to.
I'm so happy that your sister has a new and welcoming family .... I searched my whole life and my dad wants nothing to do with me but thankfully I have cousins to talk to me and a possible brother who does also best of luck excited for you all xo
That is awesome news, that's the way I found my daughter that, unfortunately I had to give up for adoption. When I found her I found out I'm a grandma. Congrats to you. The DNA is awesome. It's bring family's back together.
That is great, am happy for you! The DNA tech is amazing... my mom and uncle did this recently via 23andMe and were shocked to see they were only half siblings. It turned out that my grandmother had an affair and passed my uncle off as my grandpas son when really he was the result of her one night stand. It has been a very emotional experience for the family but my uncle found a half sister and two half brothers through this. Makes me nervous to get my DNA tested.
Funny thing, I TOO, have had recent news in the last week that I have a half brother I never knew about! May dad had a girlfriend before he met my mom and had a child that he never acknowledged in life. now that brother was found by my cousin on my dad's side with that 23 and me stuff. Go figure! We are all excited! God bless and Congrats to you!
My childhood neighbors were all adopted (their Dad was a POW during WW2 and couldn't have children due to things the Nazi's did to him) and recently 1 of them did the 23 and me testing and found her family was 2 towns over and had been looking for her for years. Her birth mother had been 16 when she was born and she was adopted thru Catholic Charities and the records were sealed. Sadly her birth mother had passed, but her sisters were over joyed to find her. I'm happy you found a new family member to share the love.
So so happy for you and your family. She is gaining an awesome brother and family. I hope it all goes well. Love the laundry room color! Look forward to more of the Potters house.
What great finds!!!! A new big sister and the washing machine that works!!!! Sister----we are anxious to meet you hopefully. You have a wonderful, warm little brother!!!! And washing machine----Alex is right, they don't make things little this anymore---especially that work!!!! GREAT FINDS!!!!! God bless!!!!
We used a Maytag Wringer washer till 2001. My youngest daughter learned to wash clothes with it because that was the only washer we had. It was a bit more modern than yours, because it would pump the water out of the tub instead of draining. It certainly cleaned clothes more efficiently and was a water saver as you could use the rinse water to was things like rags and rugs or prewash work clothes. Till today she talks about her love for doing laundry started with the wringer washer. My dad always said, they do not make them like they used to! Congratulations on finding family. We sure do live in a wonderful time in history.
Congratulations (hugs) ... blended families are not a modern phenomenon - My grandfather's was really confusing, his mum died in childbirth, his dad remarried and had more children with step-mother, his dad died in an industrial accident and step-mother remarried and more children. They were very poor but managed to keep everyone out of the workhouse somehow... Tough times, he didn't have shoes until he got a special grant and scholarship - he was very clever, a mathematician and a computer expert when there were only a few in the world! One of my old relations was devastated when he found out that the person he thought was his sister was actually his birth mother ... her parents had brought him up as their own due to the stigma of illegitimacy at that time, but it was a huge shock as he didn't like his sister/mum. Thankfully nowadays people can be more open and less judgemental and DNA can clear doubts.
So wonderful to have a new family member. :*) Nice choice on the curtains. We washed our things on Wednesdays in a machine like that in the 50's! Loved it!
so glad you have a sister. Spoil her rotten! I have 3 sisters and love them dearly. Love the paint color in the room and the curtains just makes it come alive....and I, too, put my hand in one of those old washing machines when I was very young...right after my grandmother told me not to. Love your videos and love watching the house come to life again. Keep up the good work.
That color on the walls and curtains is so retro. Just like the kitchen when I was growing up. ☺ I am a baby boomer !! 68 young. 😂 so nice you found out that you have a new big sister !! Congratulations ! 💞
Congrats on your new family member. My mother recently found out that she has 6 siblings after thinking she was an only child for over 70 years. Really exciting stuff!
Congratulations Alex! That’s awesome news. I can’t wait for you to meet her. The house is coming along great. Love the paint color in the laundry room and that washing machine is SWEET!
My mum was a twin. Her sister died in 1943. Her son was adopted and we lost touch. Like your family, we advertised in newspapers and contacted the Salvation Army with no luck. In 2016 James found me on fb. I now have another cousin. He was so pleased to have found us and that he was wanted. Xx
I just found you this morning and I spent the day watching all your videos on this house. Great job. I am anxiously waiting on yout next update. That washer is a great one. They got the clothes really clean with lots less water.
Love your newly painted walls. Looks great already. Alex, please film your meeting your sister. I always cry when I see them. Fathers and daughters, brothers and sisters finding each other is very emotionally stirring. You'll have a great time in Colorado.
You have such a romantic adventurist. I love your enthusiastic openness. But it leaves me feeling kinda protective of you. God bless you & your newly found sibling.
I recently found out I have a younger brother and sister here in Colorado where I live. Sadly, they don't want to have anything to do with me. You are so blessed!
Jimmeny crickets! I started watching because I love antiques, got hooked because I love airstreams, all of a sudden it’s taking all sorts of emotional twists and turns. Lol...
My aunt used a sperm donor to conceive my older cousin. Through ancestry/dna tests my cousin found she has 10 siblings from the same sperm donor. They all got to meet recently on good morning America
She's gaining a lovely brother and it sounds like, a lovely extra-mom/aunt/family, too. May it all be a blessing to all of you! Also, great choice on the color of the laundry room walls. Fab!
That’s awesome! You lost your dad and now you have a part of him your sister. What a blessing God gave you both. I was tearing up for your happiness. That’s great the washer still works . Love watching how your videos! Love the color of green. Going to be a beautiful home 🏡 Can’t wait to met your sissy !!
My dad found a sister too, but it was not this way. One day he got a call from a woman claiming to be his sister, he convinced him with the story to the point that they agreed to meet. When he met her, she looked exactly like my grandfather, there was no doubt. My grandfather and grandmother passed away when I was 2 so we couldn't ask them, but her mother was still alive and told her the story. Turns out that my grandfather had an affair with a woman and left her pregnant, she moved to another city and they live there since then. My grandfather moved to brazil and had a child with his wife, my dad. So basically my dad was born in brazil because my grandfather was escaping from his side chick. Fun story to tell hahah, to this day we still visit them and took a while but we consider them family, it's been 10 years now since that call.
I just found out I have a 1/2 brother through 23 and me. A week ago I talked to my brother for the first time. I am putting together things I overheard as a kid and a few events. We are not certain my father knew. However I am putting together a photo album for my brother. Perhaps he will recognize him. I turned 60 this past Christmas so my son who found his uncle through his DNA test told me about the odd results at that time. He had a maternal first cousin and up until then I thought I was an only child. I confirmed the results last month.
So happy for both you and your sister. It’s wonderful that your father looked for her and embraced her from afar and encouraged you to continue the hunt. A true treasure has been found!!
Awesome to discover a treasure in your past...A SISTER!!! She is probably as excited as you to meet together! I'm loving that retro turquoise blue on the walls behind you! Nice choice. When I was a kid, my mom had an old ringer-washer similar to yours, but it didn't have a guard around the ringer. She had to fill it manually by carrying buckets of water from the creek down the back of our house, because at that time we still hadn't had running water in the house. (That changed when I was a little older.) But she had done this laborious work for a whole day straight every week & hung all the wash (for nine people) outside on the washline, depending on the weather. I still remember her hanging wash outside on cold winter days, having red, cracked hands & using "Corn Huskers Lotion" to heal them. We would laugh at the frozen blue jeans hanging on the line. She really was a 'work horse'. The things she did for the family of 7 kids was unreal. RIP Mom. Anyway, reminiscing about family memories shows how important good parents & siblings are in one's life! Happy you found your sister!!!
That’s terrific about your new-found sister! Exciting time for both of you. Aside from that great news, I love watching the development of that old house-great colour for the laundry room!!! Your I machine sounds like it works like a charm. I remember the one I used to help Mom with when I was in my childhood (back in the 50s-I’m now 76).
Lesley my aunt is O'Neil through marriage but sadly he passed away last February. In 2006 l found out l had a niece she had been put up for adoption at Birth to the Catholic Ministries and when she turned 18 she was allowed to look up her mother. She found out she had a sister 15 years old and a half brother mother's side and had a half brother and half sister on father's side. It's very sad that my brother deny her her life with her birth parents but went ahead and married the mother and had another child together 3 years later. The sad part was my brother denied her being his child until a DNA test was done last year. All these years he has denied the baby was his at least Alex's father was looking for his daughter.
That is so amazing!!!!! I'm sure that your father is so happy you found her! I come from a his, mine and ours family and would be lost without my sister(step) who is my FAVORITE person on the planet! So happy for you!!!
Congratulations on finding your sister! Can't wait for the meet and greet video. Funny coincidence ... my mother had a wringer washer injury too. She was about 5 years old and was feeding her dolls' clothes through the wringer and got her hand/arm caught. She's 81 now and still has an oval scar on her forearm just in front of her elbow. Love the series. Also love how respectfully you've treated and spoken about the homeowner. She's a treasure.
CONGRATULATIONS Alex On Finding Your Big Sister !!!!! I'm So Happy For Both Of You 💕 SHE HIT THE Jack6pot & GOT ONE AMAZING LIL' BROTHER !!!! Your Dad Is Smiling Down From Heaven & Had A Hand In You 2 Finding Each Other !!!! & BLESS YOUR MOM'S BIG HEART ❤ For Being So Supportive In Your Dad Searching All Of Those Years Before He Passed Away (R.I.P. TO YOUR DAD) & That Your Mom Is Just As Excited As You Are To Meet Her Daughter & Love Her With All Of Her Heart .... Again Your Dad Is Looking Down From Heaven On You & Your Big Sis & Your Mom With The Biggest Smile & He Is With You & Your Whole Family & All Of His Loved Ones Everyday ❤❤❤❤❤
Alex sorry I missed your news live, how wonderful for the both of you and your other siblings. I can see your excitement you must have done the "happy dance" your version of course a few times and i dont' blame you. A pray for your dad will be said. My goodness it has been quite a few months has it not. Many more happy surprises for you and the family for the rest of the year would be nice. : ) peace
Awesome, a new sister! Love the curtains behind you & the color of the walls is definitely a great happy color too! Glad I found you & your wife, y'all seem like happy people....love all of your videos too.....
The previous place we lived, I painted the entire living room /dining room areas with that exact color using a paint roller. Love that light turquoise color! I had to use a double high scaffolding to reach up to the top of the walls because of our cathedral ceilings. I miss that color! Now we have a sage green living room /dining room & kitchen. I love the retro look since it's so much of my past!
We knew we had a sister, but I couldn't find her. My brother did DNA testing and my sister contacted us. It's been so wonderful having her in our lives. Kelly is such a great person, and I'm so grateful DNA testing exists or we would of never found her.
I just found my biological father on Ancestry!!! He never knew about me, and I'm his only child. His whole family have accepted me. It's been a beautiful experience! I'm so happy that you found your sister, and that YOU are happy you found her! (Although I wouldn't expect anything less from you.) Enjoy the new relationship.
JazzBabe 1982 congratulations 🎊
Thank you!!!! I'm so happy! Only glitch is his wife LOATHES my existence. Oh well. Can't win 'em all!
Well, if your new Sister is reading and watching I just want to say " you have won the BROTHER lottery!!" Alex just is such a tremendously generous and kind person, he is the kind of person who we just see how they live their life, being kind, compassionate and empathetic... he has shown us through his videos to be such an amazing soul who has a big heart and I can only hope, if I ever found a *new* brother, I could only pray he would be as kind and wonderful as Alex! Congratulations to you both!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
makeuplover 68 totally agree ❣️
Well said. He's everything you said. I want to find a man like that. He is rare though. I fear I never will
Well said. WORD UP truth
Well, a brother is still a brother 😂😂 I have an older half brother that I discovered as an adult and now I have 3. Good news is, he's just as bothersome 😁
@@CovidConQuitTheCensorship Never fear, there ARE STILL some good ones out there. I married one of them & have been really happy & content spending 24 years with him so far!!!
So happy about your sister ❤️ I did a DNA test last year.. I had been told I was native American.. Found out , that my family originated in England and Norway, You have a great fan base for her to see,and realize what a good guy you are!👍🙋🕊️
YOU INSIPRED ME to look again... so I went to my ancestry DNA page and looked GUESS WHAT!!!! I found my 1/2 sisters kids. Unfortunately she has passed away but I found her daughter and now I have a new niece and 2 nephews. (Jumping up & down in joy) We talked for an hour and I really hope she contacts me with some pictures like she said she was going to. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Found 5 siblings at age 60. All lived in small town with me. Back in 1942 babies were given up for adoption and nobody talked about it. Has been a wonderful addition to my life. Good luck.
At first I thought you found her in a secret room in the potters house!
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That's a good one, hahaha!
LMBO! That's funny!
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Congratulations! My dad, who's almost 80, found out just this past fall that he has a still-living older sister - he never had any inkling. It's been a joyful experience for him and my newfound aunt and cousins, and I hope it's the same for you and your sister.
You are a great guy! With a great family. I’m not surprised you are blessed more and more.
Found you when you bought the Potters Home and love the respect you give the home and the interview you did with Mary. Thanks for all you do to include all of us. Editing can be tedious. Hugs!
I'm glad for you! My sister put her son up for adoption in 1971. He located her by my Mom's death certificate. He said he didn't want to bother us as a family but just wanted the medical information. Well, we all accepted him! Congratulations! Wish I was your sister. lol.
Wonderful! My husband took one & we discovered he had a daughter he never knew about. All is wonderful & she has moved across country to live near us.
Just found your channel when you bought the house. It's fantastic you found a sister. I have an aunt (by marriage) that had a baby at a young age, her mother told her it had died at birth, but 6 months after her mother died she got a call from a man that was her son, he was adopted by a good family thank God and 40 years later found her. He is a wonderful addition to the family.
That is really exciting news. She is very fortunate to have you for a brother.
Every time I watch your video, you just get nicer and nicer!!! Your mother and father sound like extremely nice too! We all want to be related to you and your family!! 😃
So true! I wish he was my brother!
Agreed!
Well i am too old to be a sister, have to be an Auntie lol.
@@joanmilano5302 Thats what I was thinking but I thought Oh my he is going to think I am a real weirdo.
And I might be but I am one who happens to think this young Man is a very nice person and I would take him as my brother any day of the week.
I agree with you!
I found my biological father through a ancestry kit too! Found out I have a brother and sister also, and it’s a scary but exciting thing to experience. I’m glad you are open to meeting and getting to know your sister! Good luck to you, enjoying watching the episodes!
I love it! I was adopted at 2 weeks, and just found BOTH sides of my bio family in 2017! Congratulations!!!
Me tooooo!!!!! It was an absolute nightmare. My family is semi destroyed over it due to the complete socio pathic bio mom. My father was no better but at least he left us all alone..... I have two great brothers and sisters in law and one niece now!!!!!! My adopted family abandoned me over twenty years ago. ... I hope you have a great time!!!!
How awesome!
@@KARENboomboomROXX Sometimes it's better not knowing, as in your case. I'm sorry you had to endure that. Hoping it goes better for you!
@@graciemaca6996 hahaha it totally crashed and burned in EVERY WAY imaginable. Hahahaha I actually recovered from it and actually grew a great deal so I'm glad. I am having fun with my life now. Thank you💞
I was adopted at birth and my biological family found me a couple months ago, I now have 4 half sisters and 1 brother.
Just got on the tail-end of your "Live". I am so elated for you and your sister. I bet that is one of your best finds! What a cherished gift and how lovely your Mom is.
Bet your dad is smiling from 👂 to 👂 right about now, and your mom sounds like such a sweetie, my best to you and your family!
I have been following you for quite some time and find your life in Canada very interesting. I am thrilled for you and your sister and the house and your beautiful family.
Congratulations!! I found my sister 5 years ago!! With that I found a brother I knew nothing about!! I wish you guy's a beautiful reunion!! God Bless!!
Same here, got a brother and a sister that I had absolutely no idea about, they're 25 and 26 years older than me. She and I are getting to know each other, we're a lot alike! Congratulations to you as well!
Congratulations and welcome to the wildest, most amazing adventure. Like you, Ancestry DNA unearthed two amazing half sisters for me a few years ago and two additional new brothers for me last year. Over the past Family Day weekend, I’ve been put in contact with a host of brand new first cousins aunts and uncles. Wishing your newly expanded family all the best!
I am so impressed with your attitude and maturity! I have seen a couple of similar situations where people were angry and hurt when they found out and I never understood that reaction. I wish you and your new found family the best!
That's sad he never found her. Amazing you are able to ♡♡♡
What a beautiful surprise! I’m sorry your dad isn’t here to build a relationship with her also but I can’t help but think he’s had a hand in making sure your paths crossed 💕
I thought that too!
Congratulations! She is lucky to have your family as her family!
Well that may well be the best treasure you ever found !
nice ;)
unless she is like mine...a snob
Good one!
I had the same thing happen, thanks to Ancestry! I’m adopted and while I met my birth mom when I turned 18, I was never able to find my birth father or his family. After I got my results from DNA back, they linked me with my half sister on my birth father’s side. This was last month so I’ve been spending the last month chatting with and meeting new siblings and other family!
If she's not camera shy I can't wait to see her in a video. Congratulations.
Love the color of the laundry room and the lovely curtains and the antique washing machine!
I remember the rhythm of the old washing machines, and when you put clothes through the wringer buttons would pop off and go flying across the room. My baby brothers wore plastic pants over their diapers and when those went through the wringer the wrong way they gave a loud pop and another pair was ruined. The good old days were only good back in the day!
I love those old wringer washers, and it's a wonder on that too, cause I got my hand and arm caught when I started playing with it....after mama told me not to, and why. AFTER she got my hand out and she made sure I wasn't dead, I got my ass busted for not minding her.
The good ole days. yeah, boy!
We didn't put the plastic pants thru the ringer. Just hung them on the line and they drip dried quickly.
In the late 40's Mom had her's outside.
MrSting17 They tried to make them modern by making them square instead of round.
I literally just got back from Portland, Oregon from meeting my Fathers Sister who is 92. She didn't know she had an older brother and I only wish I'd found her earlier, since my Dad passed away 3 years ago. Bitter sweet - I've missed my Dad so much and wished with all my heart I had one more chance to look into his eyes again and tell him I love him. When I met his sister, I felt that I really had gotten that chance, she looks just like him and it was like looking in my Fathers eyes. Congratulations!
Here is a smile :) for you.....God bless
What a wonderful gift. So happy for you
oh my gosh that's incredible! i miss my dad's eyes so much..... crying.....
That's lovely!
I found a niece I didn't know about. Her father would have been my half brother - sadly he had passed away by the time my niece found me. It was so exciting!! She's a wonderful person and she has a little boy. My family was very welcoming and we've had a wonderful time getting acquainted. Congrats!
I wonder if she's binge watching your videos? Lol!
How wonderful for you! God bless your mom! I can see where your sweetheartness came from!😊
What a wonderful story. I wish I had a brother like you.
me too...
Me three!
I am so happy for you Alex! This is so exciting. Your Mom is really a super wonderful woman to open her heart and home to your new sister.
Congratulations on your greatest treasurer find..........YOUR SISTER!💚 Yeah!!!!!! I'm so happy for you. I know how you feel! I have two brothers somewhere in the world. I wish I could find them, too! God bless and make the best out of your new connections with your Sissy!💚💜💙
Congrats to you both! It's wonderful that this is happening for you. I was adopted, and did the DNA thing, too a few years ago - been connected with several very cool relatives. It's been exciting and also so nice to know that these DNA relatives are kind and interesting people.
Congrats man! When I was 24 I found out I had a brother and sister I had no clue existed... tracked em down on Face Book.
Make sure you put together a before and after video of each room. God bless.
Congratulations! Yes, this happened in my family too. After my parents had passed we found out we had a half sister. She was looking for her real dad and had contacted our aunt. After my dad had passed my mom dropped the beans that dad had a son before they got married. It's weird, because that son turned out to be a daughter? Maybe he had a son and a daughter. My sister actually met her and I have talked with her on the phone. So, you never know. All of this happened before DNA testing was available.
That’s amazing! So happy for you guys!
My friend recently found her twin sister through a DNA test too! It’s still so amazing to me! Congratulations!
That warms my heart to hear that your mom is welcomong her.
that is awesome I am so happy for you. I knew I had a sister but I had only seen her one time when I was very young. I am 59 now. my daddy past away a few years ago and I was determind I was going to find her again. I searched for years and a friend asked me if I have tried searched for a phone number for her so I did and in a month I found a number I thought might be her number or someone that knew her. I called a left a message and a half hour later I got a call from a lady that said hello aunt Theresa I am your sisters daughter. so long story shorter she told my sister and my sister called me. best day of my life. finding her gave me a ton more family. I also did a dna and found my dads birth parents and his twin sister and another ton of family. much love to you
Grew up with a washing machine like that. Fond memories with my mom and dad in the basement washing clothes for a family of 7. We had two cement sinks (hooked together) for rinsing. The wringer would swing around to the sink and wring the clothes and then into the second sink for another rinse. Then out to the back yard to hand the clothes in the sun. If raining (we live in Seattle) we would hang it all in the basement. I mostly watched and rode my trike around in the basement!
My husband and I live in a house built in 1961 and in 2018 had our cement utility sink removed when water was leaking on to floor. Previous homeowners had painted the cement my guess is to cover up the crack and keep it from leaking. Painting cement sink did take care of that problem for decades.
I, too, played in the basement while my mom washed the clothes. Unlike Alex's father, it never occurred to me to put my hand in the wringer!
Yup, that's the way to do it with the cement laundry sinks. We also had an old-time rubbing board.
P.S.: My grandmother said she caught her breast in the wringer one time!
Carol Southern My mom always said 'getting a mammogram was like getting your breast caught in a wringer!'
Fantastic news. You sound so happy. I’m glad for you. The colour on the wall is great and very fitting to go with the time you are looking at taking the house back to.
Wow, congratulations on finding your sister! Love how your whole family seems so welcoming!!!
I'm so happy that your sister has a new and welcoming family .... I searched my whole life and my dad wants nothing to do with me but thankfully I have cousins to talk to me and a possible brother who does also best of luck excited for you all xo
What a wonderful mother you have!! I wish my mother had been so loving!
Awe, that is so cool, you completed your Dad’s search and gained a sister to boot!
That is awesome news, that's the way I found my daughter that, unfortunately I had to give up for adoption. When I found her I found out I'm a grandma. Congrats to you. The DNA is awesome. It's bring family's back together.
Congratulations, Sue, on finding your daughter! I hope it's been a wonderful reunion... and congrats on being a grandma, too! ❤️❤️❤️
That is great, am happy for you! The DNA tech is amazing... my mom and uncle did this recently via 23andMe and were shocked to see they were only half siblings. It turned out that my grandmother had an affair and passed my uncle off as my grandpas son when really he was the result of her one night stand. It has been a very emotional experience for the family but my uncle found a half sister and two half brothers through this. Makes me nervous to get my DNA tested.
Funny thing, I TOO, have had recent news in the last week that I have a half brother I never knew about! May dad had a girlfriend before he met my mom and had a child that he never acknowledged in life. now that brother was found by my cousin on my dad's side with that 23 and me stuff. Go figure! We are all excited! God bless and Congrats to you!
My childhood neighbors were all adopted (their Dad was a POW during WW2 and couldn't have children due to things the Nazi's did to him) and recently 1 of them did the 23 and me testing and found her family was 2 towns over and had been looking for her for years. Her birth mother had been 16 when she was born and she was adopted thru Catholic Charities and the records were sealed. Sadly her birth mother had passed, but her sisters were over joyed to find her. I'm happy you found a new family member to share the love.
So so happy for you and your family. She is gaining an awesome brother and family. I hope it all goes well.
Love the laundry room color! Look forward to more of the Potters house.
Love the wall colour and drapes in this room. Looks great.
American -made, no doubt, on the washer. Once we had great manufacturing companies.
What great finds!!!! A new big sister and the washing machine that works!!!! Sister----we are anxious to meet you hopefully. You have a wonderful, warm little brother!!!! And washing machine----Alex is right, they don't make things little this anymore---especially that work!!!! GREAT FINDS!!!!! God bless!!!!
That’s awesome! What a precious parting gift from your late father. He didn’t want you to be without your family. 🙏🏻
We used a Maytag Wringer washer till 2001. My youngest daughter learned to wash clothes with it because that was the only washer we had. It was a bit more modern than yours, because it would pump the water out of the tub instead of draining. It certainly cleaned clothes more efficiently and was a water saver as you could use the rinse water to was things like rags and rugs or prewash work clothes. Till today she talks about her love for doing laundry started with the wringer washer. My dad always said, they do not make them like they used to! Congratulations on finding family. We sure do live in a wonderful time in history.
Thanks for the good news,so happy for you.old lady from Iowa 👏👏👏👏🌽🌽🌽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations (hugs) ... blended families are not a modern phenomenon - My grandfather's was really confusing, his mum died in childbirth, his dad remarried and had more children with step-mother, his dad died in an industrial accident and step-mother remarried and more children. They were very poor but managed to keep everyone out of the workhouse somehow... Tough times, he didn't have shoes until he got a special grant and scholarship - he was very clever, a mathematician and a computer expert when there were only a few in the world! One of my old relations was devastated when he found out that the person he thought was his sister was actually his birth mother ... her parents had brought him up as their own due to the stigma of illegitimacy at that time, but it was a huge shock as he didn't like his sister/mum. Thankfully nowadays people can be more open and less judgemental and DNA can clear doubts.
So wonderful to have a new family member. :*) Nice choice on the curtains. We washed our things on Wednesdays in a machine like that in the 50's! Loved it!
so glad you have a sister. Spoil her rotten! I have 3 sisters and love them dearly. Love the paint color in the room and the curtains just makes it come alive....and I, too, put my hand in one of those old washing machines when I was very young...right after my grandmother told me not to. Love your videos and love watching the house come to life again. Keep up the good work.
Yesss curtains perfect with paint! Hope sister is great.
That color on the walls and curtains is so retro. Just like the kitchen when I was growing up. ☺ I am a baby boomer !! 68 young. 😂 so nice you found out that you have a new big sister !! Congratulations ! 💞
Congrats on your new family member. My mother recently found out that she has 6 siblings after thinking she was an only child for over 70 years. Really exciting stuff!
Congratulations Alex! That’s awesome news. I can’t wait for you to meet her. The house is coming along great. Love the paint color in the laundry room and that washing machine is SWEET!
My mum was a twin. Her sister died in 1943. Her son was adopted and we lost touch. Like your family, we advertised in newspapers and contacted the Salvation Army with no luck.
In 2016 James found me on fb. I now have another cousin. He was so pleased to have found us and that he was wanted. Xx
I just found you this morning and I spent the day watching all your videos on this house. Great job. I am anxiously waiting on yout next update. That washer is a great one. They got the clothes really clean with lots less water.
I love the color of that room and the curtains are perfect.
Congratulations! I am very happy for you! Awesome news!
Love your newly painted walls. Looks great already.
Alex, please film your meeting your sister. I always cry when I see them. Fathers and daughters, brothers and sisters finding each other is very emotionally stirring. You'll have a great time in Colorado.
You have such a romantic adventurist. I love your enthusiastic openness. But it leaves me feeling kinda protective of you. God bless you & your newly found sibling.
That's awesome you found a sister! It's amazing that is possible to do.
Great news. Congratulations....its a girl. Lol. Btw... remember to put a drain in the floor of the laundry incase of floods.
How wonderful!
BTW love the blue color and the curtains!
I recently found out I have a younger brother and sister here in Colorado where I live. Sadly, they don't want to have anything to do with me. You are so blessed!
Jimmeny crickets! I started watching because I love antiques, got hooked because I love airstreams, all of a sudden it’s taking all sorts of emotional twists and turns. Lol...
My the things you fine one week pottery the next clothes this week a sister lol
the best comment on here hahahah
My aunt used a sperm donor to conceive my older cousin. Through ancestry/dna tests my cousin found she has 10 siblings from the same sperm donor. They all got to meet recently on good morning America
You are just the nicest guy, she is very lucky to have found you xx
She's gaining a lovely brother and it sounds like, a lovely extra-mom/aunt/family, too. May it all be a blessing to all of you! Also, great choice on the color of the laundry room walls. Fab!
That’s awesome! You lost your dad and now you have a part of him your sister. What a blessing God gave you both. I was tearing up for your happiness. That’s great the washer still works . Love watching how your videos! Love the color of green. Going to be a beautiful home 🏡 Can’t wait to met your sissy !!
My dad found a sister too, but it was not this way. One day he got a call from a woman claiming to be his sister, he convinced him with the story to the point that they agreed to meet. When he met her, she looked exactly like my grandfather, there was no doubt. My grandfather and grandmother passed away when I was 2 so we couldn't ask them, but her mother was still alive and told her the story. Turns out that my grandfather had an affair with a woman and left her pregnant, she moved to another city and they live there since then. My grandfather moved to brazil and had a child with his wife, my dad. So basically my dad was born in brazil because my grandfather was escaping from his side chick. Fun story to tell hahah, to this day we still visit them and took a while but we consider them family, it's been 10 years now since that call.
I just found out I have a 1/2 brother through 23 and me. A week ago I talked to my brother for the first time. I am putting together things I overheard as a kid and a few events. We are not certain my father knew. However I am putting together a photo album for my brother. Perhaps he will recognize him. I turned 60 this past Christmas so my son who found his uncle through his DNA test told me about the odd results at that time. He had a maternal first cousin and up until then I thought I was an only child. I confirmed the results last month.
You are a good soul. So sweet and congratulations!!
So happy for both you and your sister. It’s wonderful that your father looked for her and embraced her from afar and encouraged you to continue the hunt. A true treasure has been found!!
Awesome to discover a treasure in your past...A SISTER!!! She is probably as excited as you to meet together!
I'm loving that retro turquoise blue on the walls behind you! Nice choice. When I was a kid, my mom had an old ringer-washer similar to yours, but it didn't have a guard around the ringer. She had to fill it manually by carrying buckets of water from the creek down the back of our house, because at that time we still hadn't had running water in the house. (That changed when I was a little older.) But she had done this laborious work for a whole day straight every week & hung all the wash (for nine people) outside on the washline, depending on the weather. I still remember her hanging wash outside on cold winter days, having red, cracked hands & using "Corn Huskers Lotion" to heal them. We would laugh at the frozen blue jeans hanging on the line. She really was a 'work horse'. The things she did for the family of 7 kids was unreal. RIP Mom. Anyway, reminiscing about family memories shows how important good parents & siblings are in one's life! Happy you found your sister!!!
That’s terrific about your new-found sister! Exciting time for both of you. Aside from that great news, I love watching the development of that old house-great colour for the laundry room!!! Your I machine sounds like it works like a charm. I remember the one I used to help Mom with when I was in my childhood (back in the 50s-I’m now 76).
My maiden name is Dalrymple!
Lesley my aunt is O'Neil through marriage but sadly he passed away last February. In 2006 l found out l had a niece she had been put up for adoption at Birth to the Catholic Ministries and when she turned 18 she was allowed to look up her mother. She found out she had a sister 15 years old and a half brother mother's side and had a half brother and half sister on father's side. It's very sad that my brother deny her her life with her birth parents but went ahead and married the mother and had another child together 3 years later. The sad part was my brother denied her being his child until a DNA test was done last year. All these years he has denied the baby was his at least Alex's father was looking for his daughter.
Very exciting news Alex.
Your Mom is an amazing person!😊
That is so amazing!!!!! I'm sure that your father is so happy you found her! I come from a his, mine and ours family and would be lost without my sister(step) who is my FAVORITE person on the planet! So happy for you!!!
Your mother is a blessing.
Congratulations on finding your sister! Can't wait for the meet and greet video. Funny coincidence ... my mother had a wringer washer injury too. She was about 5 years old and was feeding her dolls' clothes through the wringer and got her hand/arm caught. She's 81 now and still has an oval scar on her forearm just in front of her elbow. Love the series. Also love how respectfully you've treated and spoken about the homeowner. She's a treasure.
CONGRATULATIONS Alex On Finding Your Big Sister !!!!! I'm So Happy For Both Of You 💕 SHE HIT THE Jack6pot & GOT ONE AMAZING LIL' BROTHER !!!! Your Dad Is Smiling Down From Heaven & Had A Hand In You 2 Finding Each Other !!!! & BLESS YOUR MOM'S BIG HEART ❤ For Being So Supportive In Your Dad Searching All Of Those Years Before He Passed Away (R.I.P. TO YOUR DAD) & That Your Mom Is Just As Excited As You Are To Meet Her Daughter & Love Her With All Of Her Heart .... Again Your Dad Is Looking Down From Heaven On You & Your Big Sis & Your Mom With The Biggest Smile & He Is With You & Your Whole Family & All Of His Loved Ones Everyday ❤❤❤❤❤
Alex sorry I missed your news live, how wonderful for the both of you and your other siblings. I can see your excitement you must have done the "happy dance" your version of course a few times and i dont' blame you. A pray for your dad will be said. My goodness it has been quite a few months has it not. Many more happy surprises for you and the family for the rest of the year would be nice. : ) peace
Congrats!! Can't ever have to much family. I always enjoy your videos. Thanks.
awesome! a sister for Alex and another family member for all to enjoy! congratulations to all of you.
Awesome, a new sister! Love the curtains behind you & the color of the walls is definitely a great happy color too! Glad I found you & your wife, y'all seem like happy people....love all of your videos too.....
What a good-hearted family. Congratulations to you and your sister!
I love the laundry room color..very happy, cheerful, calming color
heather jarrell my bedroom is that color! Lol
The previous place we lived, I painted the entire living room /dining room areas with that exact color using a paint roller. Love that light turquoise color! I had to use a double high scaffolding to reach up to the top of the walls because of our cathedral ceilings. I miss that color! Now we have a sage green living room /dining room & kitchen. I love the retro look since it's so much of my past!
Congradulations👫 Love the wall color. Love the retro curtains.❣
Awesome!! What a blessing from above you get to enjoy the moment you meet her for your Dad and you get to share your Dads life story with her ...
We knew we had a sister, but I couldn't find her. My brother did DNA testing and my sister contacted us. It's been so wonderful having her in our lives. Kelly is such a great person, and I'm so grateful DNA testing exists or we would of never found her.