A Few Forgotten Women
Following on from the recent Journeys into Genealogy podcast interview here are the details of the “A Few Forgotten Women” project. Elizabeth Agnes "Lizzie" Beckwith The “A Few Forgotten Women”…
Guest blog: The Last Lancer – A Polish Family History
By Catherine Czercawska I began to research this project many years ago. My father, Julian Czerkawski, had come to Britain with the Polish II Corps, aka General Anders’ Army, at…
Do you have photographs of your ancestors from Somerset or Dorset?
The Somerset and Dorset Family History Society (SDFHS) are running a project to find family photos depicting local people and places. There are already 4,500 donated images and they will…
Researching Female Ancestors
In the recent Researching Female Ancestors podcast episode with Emma Jolly we talked about how women can be harder to find but records do exist. Topics include military pensions, DNA…
Researching Occupations
In the recent Researching Occupations podcast episode with Sophie Kay we talked about many different occupations, effects upon a person’s health, death, the place they lived and more. Finding and…
Researching Welsh Ancestors
In the recent Researching Welsh Ancestors podcast episode with Gill Thomas we discussed the following subjects: Records: their locations and contents The difficulties and benefits of researching in Wales The…
Researching Italian Ancestors
Following on from the recent Journeys into Genealogy podcast interview with Julie Goucher, here are tips, recommendations and resources for starting (or continuing) your own Italian research journey. Julie has…
Researching Theatre Ancestors
In the recent Journeys into Genealogy podcast interview with Mish Holman we discussed several different resources for researching theatre ancestors. This blog post brings them together alongside some tips from…
More help with getting around brick walls
When you start researching your ancestors you are bound to come to a brick wall or two, an ancestor where you cannot find out enough information to confirm your relationship,…
Guest post – A little knowledge will take you a long way in Irish research
Fiona Fitzsimons of Eneclann is has a wealth of knowledge about Irish research. Following on from her podcast interview she has written this guest blog post. If you’re researching your…