Justin Kelly

Justin discovered his passion for genealogy after inheriting his grandfather's construction business and finding old family documents detailing their immigration from Ireland and Scotland to Portland in the 1880s. This sparked a journey to trace his ancestral roots while documenting traditional building methods and crafts that were being lost to time. His builder's perspective gives him a unique lens on travel, focusing on how rivers shaped settlements, how local materials influenced architecture, and how traditional crafts evolved to meet environmental challenges.