Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
So far so good, I am keeping up! It's now Week 9, of the wonderful Genealogy prompts from Amy Johnson Crow and this week we are looking at the subject of "Disaster". The first thing that I thought of was; what would happen if I lost all my years of Family History Research, due to … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Disaster”
I recently shared online some pictures of my Family Tree Filing system and organisation and it proved to be popular amongst fellow Family History Researchers, so I thought I would expand and explain my system in a bit more detail. Rest assured, my workspace and systems were chaotic and I found myself wasting too much … Continue reading Organising Your Family History
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Family Secrets and what to do with them? When we set off on our Family History journey and start delving into the past and the lives of our Ancestors, I’m sure that we all envisage some idyllic moments mixed in with some harder times, but … Continue reading The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
If you are a regular Twitter user, you might have caught site of a truly wonderful new Genealogy Community called Walk My Past. The site and online community is run by owner Abbie and has quickly built up a great online following and a growing list of Genies and followers. Like the best ideas, this … Continue reading Walk My Past
Is pouring over the family album going to be a thing of the past for future generations? There is nothing I like more than looking back at old family photos, whether they are my own and my immediate family, or pictures from my ancestors from generations ago. Even my own children still love looking at … Continue reading Is the Photograph finally dead?
This is probably the most difficult topic that I have written a blog about, because of the naturally sensitive nature of the subject matter and how it can, and will impact on people’s lives. So when is a Father actually a father? As genealogists we strive to prove family connections and bonds and to trace … Continue reading When is a Father a Father?
I thought it would be timely to reflect on the benefits of the archive offices and record offices, up and down the country and the wonderful services that they provide. My title for this blog is very apt, "use it or lose it". With pressure on local government and local authorities to cut budgets and … Continue reading “Use it or Lose it”
Dark nights, dark mornings and cold weather, yes Winter is definitely here. What can we do to occupy us and see us through those cold dark nights? There is nothing better than sitting in a nice warm room, maybe by an open fire and carrying out some "treeing" in the comfort of your armchair. Maybe … Continue reading How to make use of those cold winters days and nights
All the blogs that I have ever written for Family Tree Magazine all in one handy place......... How To Plan A Family Reunion MyHeritage Hints, Tips and Cheats FindMyPast Hints, Tips and Cheats Ancestry Hints, Tips and Cheats 5 Reasons To Hire A Professional Genealogist Become Your Family’s Story Keeper The Top 10 Sins of … Continue reading All My Blogs for Family Tree Magazine In One Handy Place
So what do you think the future holds for us "Genealogists"? Where do we see the future of our hobby, record keeping and archives, or is there even a future? Anybody who has been researching their tree for around twenty years will never have envisaged how the shape of researching your family tree would look … Continue reading So What does the future hold?
The Chiddicks Family Tree 