Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Can you be defined by what your ancestors did or who your ancestors were? This is probably a question that can equally be aimed at psychology students as well as Historians or Family Historians and one that is probably far more advanced than my level of education! Having said that, I do have my own … Continue reading How Much Does Your Past Shape Your Future?
My Genie friend Caroline McCulloch ("Coach Carole") has kindly allowed me to share with you her latest ecourse for people that are new to blogging. The online six part course covers every aspect of blogging, from choosing a host site, designing your website and posting your first blogs. Blogging In The Past Lane "Years ago, … Continue reading Blogging in the Past Lane
Every Writer or Blogger will tell you that you should know your 'Target Audience' and who you are Writing for and I totally agree and I get that, but sometimes you just need to Write for 'you'. I Write because I enjoy it and I get a real sense of pleasure from sharing my stories, … Continue reading It’s Good to Write……..
So here we are, at the half way stage in the year and what a year it's been! Way back in December, when I set myself my Genealogy Goals for 2020, nobody could have dreamed what 2020 was going to bring, we had no idea back then, how the landscape of the world and society … Continue reading My Half-Yearly Report, How Did I Do?
Welcome to week 19 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This weeks prompt was 'Service' and my immediate thoughts were to use the wonderful Military Service Records that I have managed to accumulate over the years, but … Continue reading #52Ancestors ‘Service’
This is the fifth in my new series of blogs, telling the life stories of my 2 x Great Grand parents and next up is Joseph Keyes, the ninth child of eleven children, born to Joseph Keyes (Senior) and Hannah (Anna) Maria King. Joseph Keyes was born 12th January 1852 in Prittlewell, Essex and he … Continue reading The Life and Times of Joseph Keyes
We have reached week 13, in the wonderful Genealogy challenge set by Amy Johnson Crow, to write something about your Ancestor's for a whole year, hashtag 52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week our theme is "Nearly Forgotten", which we can interpret in lots of different ways. When I was a "novice" Family History Researcher, at … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Nearly Forgotten”
I am deeply honoured and humbled to be the new face behind Family Tree Magazine’s general miscellany page, known as ‘Dear Paul’. I would like to take the opportunity to thank my predecessors, ‘Dear Karen’ and ‘Dear Tom’ for all their hard work over the years, making the column such a loved and integral part … Continue reading ‘Dear Paul’
I just wanted to wish all my Family History friends a really wonderful Christmas and an amazing New Year! Thank you, to each and every one of you, for all your help and support of my Family History exploits and adventures and for encouraging me with everything that I do. Without your support, I could … Continue reading “Merry Christmas”
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
The Chiddicks Family Tree 