This is Week 22 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. This week the topic is wills and intestacies. I’d love it if you would join in and either comment or post on your experiences with wills around the world. Before we go much … More Beyond the Internet: Week 22 Wills and Intestacies
Following in Geniaus’s footsteps from last week, I thought I’d share a list of my favourite blogs beyond family history (though some do venture into that territory). Why don’t you have a look and see if any of them appeal to you as well. I read them for their different perspectives, an insight into their … More Follow Friday – a diversion from family history
How could I possibly ignore this month’s Carnival of Genealogy topic of reading. Jasia has posed the following questions: Do you come from a family of readers? What kinds of reading material was typically found around your house when you were growing up… fiction books, comic books, poetry, the Bible, magazines, cookbooks, prayer books??? What … More Carnival of Genealogy 118th edition: Reading
This is Week 21 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. This week the topic is Pensions (Australian and Ireland). Please do join in and add your comments or better yet, your own post, on your experience with pension records. This topic probably falls … More Beyond the Internet: Week 21 Pensions
Alona Tester from Gould Genealogy has proposed a Family History through the Alphabet series over the coming 26 weeks. I decided that my theme would be the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents you bring to your research. Let me suggest some Characteristics I think we need. C is for … More Family History Alphabet: C is for….
OliveTree Genealogy is celebrating the 3rd year of Sharing Memories – A Genealogy Journey with the goal of writing our memoirs and childhood memories for our descendants. The topic for week 19 was New Friends. My life as a young child was very socially homogenous in a way that was more traditional, and old-fashioned if … More Sharing memories: New Friends
It was Julie from Angler’s Rest who kick-started my involvement in the A to Z challenge 2012. She’s written a great guest post on the Challenge pages on tips she’s learned from completing and surviving two challenges. If you’re at all interested in the challenge for next year, do pop over and have a look. … More Planning for the A to Z challenge in 2013?
This is Week 20 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. This week the topic is Orphanages. For some reason this week I’ve been procrastinating and it was tempting to defer this topic to later in my schedule. Is it because the topic is … More Beyond the Internet Week 20: Orphanages
Since its inception in September 2011, the brainchild of Judy Webster in Queensland, the Genealogists for Families (GFF) team on Kiva has achieved: A growth to 168 team members lending money to help other families grow economically strong. 553 loans of $25 or more have been made A total of over $15,000 has been lent GFF … More Genealogists for Families on Kiva – making a difference world-wide.
Alona Tester from Gould Genealogy has proposed a Family History through the Alphabet series over the coming 26 weeks. I decided that my theme would be the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents you bring to your research. Here is my selection of B attributes. B is for our BELIEF … More Family History Alphabet series: B is for….
Family history across the seas 