My Genealogy Goals for 2021

January 6, 2021May 3, 2021 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 18 Comments

I love the idea of setting myself Genealogy Goals each year, realistic ones, not pie in the sky things, but real achievable targets. This helps maintain focus and prioritise what you are working on. A few years ago I completely fell of the rails and totally lost focus and I put that down to not … Continue reading My Genealogy Goals for 2021

My End of Year Report 2020

January 3, 2021May 3, 2021 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 11 Comments

It's that time of year again, time for my 'End of Year Report', time to see if I managed to stay on course with my Genealogy Goals, or see if I ended up being side tracked chasing 'shiny objects' and lost momentum with my research? So let's first take a look at my genealogy Goals … Continue reading My End of Year Report 2020

RootsTechLondon Round Up

November 2, 2019December 28, 2019 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 2 Comments

Wow, where did those three days go!! A bit like when you were a child looking forward to Christmas, the build up and expectation are enormous and it takes forever to arrive, then before you know it, wham its gone! Can you believe it's a week ago? So firstly can I say a huge massive … Continue reading RootsTechLondon Round Up

My Family Reunion thanks to #Ancestryhour

February 23, 2018December 29, 2019 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 11 Comments

Recently I was fortunate enough to meet up with some long lost family members and reconnect with my Daniels ancestors from Dublin. This part of my family has been my “Brick wall” for a long, long time. Thanks to the kind help of my friends on, #Ancestry Hour on Twitter, with a special … Continue reading My Family Reunion thanks to #Ancestryhour

The DNA Test Itself (3)

January 29, 2018December 29, 2019 ~ Chiddicks Family Tree ~ 2 Comments

So the big day is here, my Ancestry DNA kit has arrived!! To be fair, the kit arrived only a few days after ordering it from Ancestry and considering the amount of orders that Ancestry fulfilled in their pre-Christmas order, I was impressed with the speed of delivery. First things first and very important, you … Continue reading The DNA Test Itself (3)