New Book Coming Soon

This is a record of the remarkable life of my dad, Richard Bruce Cropley, and his ancestors. Starting with the National Geographic Genographic Project identifying paternal DNA from 50,000 years ago, to detailed records of his ancestors who overcame every imaginable obstacle and disaster, this record provides proof of the tenacious spirit engraved in my dad’s DNA.

It is without question my family owes much to our ancestors who fought against extinction and invasions; and to R. Bruce Cropley who stood tall and strong in spite of terrible odds and never surrendered his values of honesty, hard work, and helping whoever came to his door. I can hear him say that no matter the difficulty, ‘never bloody give up’.

He could recite the names of his ancestors and tell stories that amazed my brothers and me. A big man with large fists that would deter attack from man or beast, R. Bruce Cropley loved card games and to laugh with his neighbors and his family.

Because of his and our ancestors’ DNA coding, my dad’s descendants have the foundation to succeed with honor, compassion, courage, and integrity. Our ancestors’ gift of DNA is eternal.

Once Amazon approves of the formatting and book cover, this will be my first non-fiction book on Amazon. It is a bit of a step up from my previous publications: hard cover and color, and 228 pages. It has taken 20 years to collect all the available stories and data from Ancestry.co.uk, birth certificates, etc. It’s been a huge challenge and there were times I wanted to give up.

But then, there was a whisper in my ear, “Never bloody give up.”

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