Join me on my Cemetery Searching expedition for the 2023 A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ll be re-visiting some cemeteries and preparing for a wish list of others. Some family members will be mentioned but I also have an interest in German family graves as well as those of people born in Co Clare Ireland. … More S is for Scotland and Sandon, Herts
Do you ever have the feeling that your more distant branches on the family tree are rather like Swiss cheese, full of holes with tenuous structure? Please bear with me while I think online – I’d be interested in any feedback other genimates can offer. I’ve been revisiting my McCorkindale (aka McCorquodale and many variants) … More Thinking “out loud” online
“Some days are diamonds” as John Denver once sang. This morning I received an email from my 3rd cousin, Sheila, in Canada. We share common ancestors Duncan and Annie McCorquodale (various and many spellings). I had sent Sheila a link to an amusing parking sign for McCorkindales and she repaid me with a gold mine! … More Some days are diamonds for Cairndow
Today is my 3rd blogiversary and rather than reiterate why I blog, which I’ve written about before, I thought I’d tap into my community of Genimates around the world for some brainstorming on a research challenge. By the way, if you would like to participate in my blogiversary gift competition, why not pop over now … More 3rd Blogiversary: Brainstorming Family Folklore
It seems to me that poverty was much more harshly judged in the United Kingdom than it was in Australia where it took little for a poor season (those droughts or flooding rains) or lack of family support for people to find themselves in desperate situations. I thought it was one of the great strengths … More Beyond the Internet Week 19: The poor are always with us
Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog, in conjunction with Geneabloggers, has a new series of weekly blogging prompts for 2012 and the theme is 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy. Week 18: Historical books. This week we’re going to shine the spotlight on other historical books that benefit the genealogy field. Do you have a favorite book that … More 52 weeks of Abundant Genealogy: Week 18: Historical Books
I am participating in the A to Z 2012 blog challenge throughout April. My theme is a genealogical travelogue or a travel genealogue (I’m not sure which). My goal is to hand down the stories of the important places in our family history, and some travel memories, to our family. S is for Sandon (Hertfordshire, … More S slips into Sandon and Strachur
I am participating in the A to Z 2012 blog challenge throughout April. My theme is a genealogical travelogue or a travel genealogue (I’m not sure which). Today I get to talk about some of my favourite L places. L is for Loch Fyne Do you think there’s a statute of limitations on how time-distant … More L loves Loch Fyne and Loch Awe
I am participating in the A to Z 2012 blog challenge throughout April. My theme is a genealogical travelogue or a travel genealogue (I’m not sure which). G requires grit to get to the end! G is for Goroka (Papua New Guinea) Some places are larger than life and offer experiences beyond your imagination. Goroka, … More G goes to Goroka, Gorey and Glasgow
I am participating in the A to Z 2012 blog challenge throughout April. My theme is a genealogical travelogue or a travel genealogue (I’m not sure which). E is for Edinburgh, Scotland “This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and … More E explores Edinburgh and Ennis
Family history across the seas 