It was quite a revelation when I first discovered that some of my ancestors actually had applied for and received patents.  Oh, I knew that my father, Robert J Marks had a patent or two for the design of some eyeglass cases, which was his business for over 40 years. And I knew that my great grandfather Isidore Heyman had invented some things as well. My great uncle, Arthur Heyman was a seamster and I knew that he had created the Trik-Skirt.

But I did not know that some of their inventions had been patented, and I also discovered later that my great great grandfather, Louis Marks had 5 patents.

How did I find out?  Watch this video, and you too can find out if your ancestors were inventors!  It's only 6 minutes and the discoveries are wonderful to find.