Month: September 2012

Beyond the Internet: Week 39 Funeral directors’ registers

29 September, 2012

This is Week 39 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Funeral Directors’ Registers. While it’s fairly automatic for us as genealogists to look for monumental inscriptions, or even just gravestones, funeral directors’ records are a less used resource. My suspicion is that … More Beyond the Internet: Week 39 Funeral directors’ registers

Beyond the Internet: Week 38 Burial Registers

23 September, 2012

This is Week 38 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Burial Registers. This forms part of the cheerily named “Death” theme in the series and next week’s post on funeral directors’ registers will be the finale of this section. Cemeteries offer … More Beyond the Internet: Week 38 Burial Registers

Family History Alphabet: Tantalising T

21 September, 2012

My theme for the Family History through the Alphabet is the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents we need to bring to our research. We’re tearing towards the alphabet’s end. Today we focus on the tantalising letter T. T is for TENACIOUS: You’ll need to be persistent to track down all the clues you can about … More Family History Alphabet: Tantalising T

Beyond the Internet: Week 37 Monumental Inscriptions and Gravestones

15 September, 2012

This is Week 37 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Cemeteries: Monumental Inscriptions and Gravestones. This forms part of the cheerily named “Death” theme in the series. In the coming weeks we’ll talk about burial registers and funeral undertakers. This topic seems … More Beyond the Internet: Week 37 Monumental Inscriptions and Gravestones