The other day I was reading Sharon’s post on Family Statistics. I’ve done statistics on groups of emigrants from Bavaria or Ireland but not my own family’s migration history. I’ve also “mapped” my ancestral places of origin but now how or when they came to Australia. Having realised this omission, and considering my first arrivals … More My family’s migration statistics
The research week started off with a plan to translate a document about one of the Dorfprozelten families: simple enough with a very large dictionary to one hand, or so I thought. Throw in some rather archaic terms about 18th century events, and my extremely rusty German, and it all went downhill rather quickly. I did … More Serendipity down the rabbit hole
This is Week 41 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. The topic this week is Emigration records: those documents created as our ancestors left their homeland en route to a new life. Emigration and immigration records are like the double-faced Janus, superficially much the same, but … More Beyond the Internet: Week 41 Emigration Records
This is Week 40 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. The topic this week is Immigration records. This post has become almost as long as the sailing voyage to Australia, but it’s such an important part of our research that I hope you’ll persevere to … More Beyond the Internet: Week 40 is a long voyage of immigration
Now that I’ve set the scene for this Bavarian family’s lives, and deaths, we can turn to their American experiences. No doubt there’ll be more to come but I wanted to publish yesterday’s discoveries while it’s fresh in my mind. Translation: If you would like to read this post in a different language you can … More C19th Dorfprozelten emigrants in “America” Part 2
Once again I’m following in the footsteps of Julie from Angler’s Rest and reporting in on my recent Library Loot. When I pick books up from the library I’m less selective than when I’m splashing my own cash: I figure that I can try something new and even if I’m not rapt in it, then … More Library Loot: Migration experiences and learning Gaelic
Okay enough of the frivolous business of Paris and Provence – back to some hard core family history. Over the past few weeks I’ve been studying the coursework from another Pharos course, this one on One Place Studies (OPS). I was so tempted to focus on one of my easy ancestral places in England or … More One Place Study -Broadford, Co Clare, Ireland
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
Family history across the seas 