When Kristine Smets opened her notebook, flattened the page, and started to make notes in her neat, left-handed script, I felt as if she was taking hold of a part of my life and cupping it gently in her hand. Sure enough, within a matter of days, she had produced the marriage certificate of my great-great grandparents with no more fanfare than if she had found the missing sock of a pair! Kristine is a perceptive and detail orientated genealogist, and it has been a pleasure to work with her.