By Cece Redmond

Motto: I refuse to disappear — and so should you.

Can you help bring this ancestral journey to life?

I’m traveling through Ireland, France, Spain, and Scotland in Spring 2026 — not just for myself, but to trace the stories of my ancestors, preserve sacred memory, and create books, videos, and lineage tools so others can do the same.

This is how we stop the silence — and make sure we’re not forgotten.

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I didn’t know it would hurt that much. Losing the last photos of my Daddy.
A simple CD got wet — and just like that, they were gone.
We are losing the future past to future technologies.
No prints. No backups. No way to hold his face again.

That moment opened something in me: a knowing that we’re not just losing the past — This is not about needing help with technology it’s about  the fact we’re losing now. If we don’t protect our stories now, there may be nothing left for tomorrow’s children to find.

💬 How Will Future Generations Find Us?

There was a time when our stories were clipped from newspapers.
Birth announcements. Wedding photos. Obituaries in careful ink.

Now, so much of who we are exists only on screens — in forgotten folders,
on devices that die, in cloud accounts we can’t access when it matters most.

What will our descendants find when they go looking for us?

This pilgrimage is my response to that silence.
It’s my way of saying: I refuse to disappear.

🧭 Why I’m Taking This Pilgrimage

In Spring 2026, I’ll begin a soul-led journey through Ireland, France, Spain, and Scotland,
walking ancestral paths and listening at sacred sites —
accompanied by my dear friend and fellow storyteller, Karen.

We’ll visit:

• Newgrange (Brú na Bóinne) — where my YDNA line (haplogroup I-FTD56031) began over 6,000 years ago, and where Mary, one of my lead characters, receives her first vision as Ceannasach
• The Hill of Uisneach — to light the Beltaine Fire and step into the role of Ceannasach, the visionary leader who carries sacred responsibility, not worldly power
• San Sebastián and the village of Eslava — to honor my 3× great-grandfather, Don Miguel Eslava, royal treasurer during Spain’s governance of colonial Mobile
• Bushmills and Giant’s Causeway — where DNA led me to a cousin living on land I once unknowingly visited
• Castle Campbell — ancestral home of my father’s maternal line, descending from Robert the Bruce
• Tara — where myth breathes again in the resurrection of Cú Chulainn and The Morrígan, rising within the bodies and visions of Mary and her adversary, Sahraid

This isn’t a vacation. It’s a return. A reclamation. A resurrection.

📚 What I’ll Be Creating

This journey becomes the foundation of:

• The Ceannasach Book Series, beginning with From Exile to Resurrection — a mythic epic centered on Diedran, Cyprien, and Mary, each carrying pieces of a spiritual legacy
• Sacred Blood: Hidden Truths — a nonfiction lineage journey through sacred sites and genetic memory, from Cecelia Eslava to Charlemagne
• A visual travel journal with story maps, sacred site sketches, and real-time reflections for the Ancestors Circle
• And perhaps even a keepsake coffee table book on the shared heritage between Mobile, Eslava, and San Sebastián

If this mission speaks to your heart, I’d be honored if you’d help me bring it to life.

Whether it’s $5 or $500, every donation supports travel, documentation, and the preservation of these sacred stories.
Your gift helps ensure that we — and those who came before us — are not forgotten.

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✨ A Legacy Etched in Mobile

Though this journey will take me to San Sebastián and the village of Eslava,
it also echoes in Mobile, Alabama, where my Eslava ancestors helped shape the soul of the city.

Their name lives on in street signs, creek names, and the Spanish Plaza.
Mobile — not New Orleans — was the first capital of French Louisiana, and
my family was part of it from the beginning.

I’ll share more about these roots in future writings and reflections.
For now, they walk with me — every step of this journey.

💛 How You Can Join the Journey

Donors who include their email will be invited to the Ancestors Circle,
where I’ll share behind-the-scenes updates, photos, and research insights.
You can even send me questions or names of places you’d like me to explore on your behalf.

I refuse to disappear — and so should you.