My A to Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. Y is for Yearning As we move forward with our research, we long for the small or large discoveries that will break down a brick wall, or take our research … More Y is for Yearning
My A to Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. X is for Scandals I know, there’s no X in scandals but if I used “?-rated” I’d be inundated with dubious spam. As family historians we need to cope with … More X is for Scandals and eXpertise
My A2Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. Some letters have so many possibilities while others, like Q and X, challenge us to find a suitable match. W could be for so many records in family history research but I’ll … More W is for Witnesses, Wills & Workhouses
My A2Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. V is for Valuations Through the centuries it’s been necessary to tax people for the services they, or their community, use whether it be for workhouses, poor relief, support of the clergy … More V is for Valuations and Virtue
My A to Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. U is for Undertakers Of course I could have used “F for Funeral Directors” but I couldn’t think of another example for U. One might think that if we have … More U is for Undertakers
This story has been one of my most popular posts and as I’m away I thought I could re-share it today. This is my contribution to the 2016 Trans-Tasman Anzac Day challenge. Lest We Forget. V is for Villers-Brettoneux and Pte James Paterson
My A to Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. T is for TOMBSTONES Putting the cart before the horse, sometimes tombstones can reveal some of our ancestors’ trials. How many of us have wandered cemeteries, sometimes just exploring and … More T is for Trials, Tribulations and Tombstones
My A2Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. S is for STORIES Why are we even bothering with our family history? Are we only interested in the biographical dates of our ancestor’s lives? Surely each of us is more than … More S is for Stories and Serendipity
My A2Z 2016 theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. R is for 3Rs A while back I wrote a post focused on the research process involved with family history. It was well received so I can’t see any point in reiterating … More R is for 3Rs and Religion
My AtoZ theme is how to pursue an interest in family history/genealogy – I’d love you to join me on the journey. Q is for QUESTIONS When you’re researching, you always need to have your thinking cap on and question yourself and your sources. Is this oral history accurate? Can I get some confirmation from … More Q is for Questions
Family history across the seas 