Just came across this board,this story came immediately to mind.Believe it or not,it's true.I was searching a roll of microfilm of the 1880 census,one which had the specific E.D.and ward,looking for my ggg-gmother & family(my gmother's father's father's mother).It should be noted here that my gmother's mother died when my gmother was 6(b.1906),her brother 1.My gmother's brother was sent to live with his mother's aunt Emma.Anyway,I'm searching for one surname,one family.Standing at the microfilm machine,watching the pages rolling in front of me,holding the button which turns the roll.Eventually,my arm grows tired,my eyes lose focus,so I just let go of the button and walk away from the machine,get a drink,stretch my arms.When I go back to the machine,I need to search that page,cause I hadn't looked at it.First,I need to refocus my eyes on the image,so I stare at the middle of the page untill I can see it clearly,when I realize it looks like the surname of the aunt who raised my gmother's brother.I think no......no way.I keep focusing on the name.Yes,it's definitely spelled the same.But no way it's the same family.So,I read down the list of names....untill I see "Emma",13 ! Here,I'm looking at the aunt who raised my gmother's brother,living with her parents & siblings,in 1880 ! This Emma's sister Clara,would have the daughter who had my gmother 26 yrs.later. I hadn't even been looking for their surname,much less had any idea where in the city they lived.The odds of my letting go of the button at that page were astronomical.Perhaps they wanted to be found.