C is for Certificates, Collateral Research & Census Data

C is for CERTIFICATES Depending on where you live, and the timeframe in which you’re searching, certificates can be both critical and extremely useful. Australian certificates are so excellent that almost anyone else’s, except the Scots’, (from my own experience) pale into insignificance. Fully completed, our certificates can launch your family tree on to new … More C is for Certificates, Collateral Research & Census Data

Finding Irish ancestors: Part 1 – In the new land

Now anyone who’s researched Irish ancestors will know just how unpredictable this process can be. So much depends on serendipity in the form of timelines –when your family was born or died, where they lived, how much money they had (or more likely didn’t have), when they emigrated, etc. You then need to mix serendipity … More Finding Irish ancestors: Part 1 – In the new land

Beyond the Internet: Week 8 – Certificates (or a huff and a puff might blow your tree down)

This is Week 8 in my Beyond the Internet series of topics in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. I’d love it if you wanted to join in with your own posts on this week’s topic which is Certificates. Please join in with your blog posts on this topic, and … More Beyond the Internet: Week 8 – Certificates (or a huff and a puff might blow your tree down)