Canadian Genealogy: Knowing About Your Canadian Roots. UK Addendum below. Today, there are a lot of people who don’t know about their family’s past for many reasons. Some have been separated, some have personal family issues, and others were affected by historical events that changed their family’s lives forever. Canada is a […]
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Online genealogy research for family history and ancestry
Life is lived onwards but understood backwards. Indeed, there are lot of things to learn in history, more so, with the people for whom you own your heritage. Those people whom you’ve never ever heard of, the forgotten souls of your great, great, great, great grandparents were the reason why you are on earth right […]
Continue readingAncestry.com: The Best Website to Learn About Tracing Your Family Tree
Millions of Records, Millions of Answers. Ancestry.co.uk – Click here! People trace their ancestry for lots of reasons. Some do it for medical reasons to find out about a mysterious disease that runs in their family, others do it for honouring their ancestors, and there are people who find it as an interesting hobby […]
Continue readingFamily and Local History Fair – Doncaster
Always a great event. Click the poster for more details. We’ll be going. If you spot us, say Hi.
Continue readingPutting Flesh on the Bones!
Putting Flesh on the Bones! Getting to know your ancestors. When you have been buiding your family tree for some time, you will have lots of names on your list. Up until now, that’s just what they are, ‘Names on a list!’. So now is the time to start getting to know your ancestors. […]
Continue readingFEDERATION OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES
By far the best way to continue your family history research, is to join a family history society. You will find a Family History Society, or something very similar, in almost every large town or city in the UK. Throughout the rest of the world you can find similar organisations. You don’t have to just […]
Continue readingBrief Explanation of Genealogy and Family History Research
Amateur genealogists typically pursue their own ancestry and that of their spouses. Professional genealogists may also conduct research for others, publish books on genealogical methods, teach, or produce their own databases. They may work for companies that provide software or produce materials of use to other professionals and to amateurs. Both try to understand not […]
Continue readingSalt Lake City Library: Ready, Set, Go!
Salt Lake City Library: Ready, Set, Go! © Lorine McGinnis Schulze http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ Are you ready for a trip to Salt Lake City Library? I just returned from a great time there so thought I’d share a few tips and suggestions. Have a plan before you go. Decide what you want to find out. I made […]
Continue readingI Found My Great Great Grandfather Online
I Found My Great Great Grandfather Online — Now What? (Verifying Records Found On Webpages) © Lorine McGinnis Schulze http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml You just found a church record for the marriage of your great great grandfather, or the record of your 4th great grandparents on a passenger list of a ship to the New World in 1777 […]
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A FAMILY HISTORIANS LAMENT
AUTHOR UNKNOWN I’ve been doing family history, for nearly 30 years, Diligently tracing, my illustrious forebears, From Pigeon Lake to Peterborough, Penrith to Penzance, My merry band of ancestors, has led me quite a dance. There are Cooks from Kent and Guards from Gwent and chimney sweeps from Chester. There’s even one daft fisherman, lived all […]
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