Barbara Reaume Sandre has spent over twenty years doing genealogical research on her family. She is a member of the Essex County Genealogical Society. Barbara taught mathematics at St.Clair College in Windsor and then at Essex District High school for 28 years.

She is enjoying her fourth year of retirement. Barbara lives in Windsor, Ontario, with her husband Richard. They have two daughters. She also runs a small gift shop in her home and in Grand Bend. When not doing research or working in her gift shop, Barbara enjoys gardening, bird watching, and shopping.