By Melissa Ann Kitchen Sensory imagery (or using your 5 senses) is a literary device writers use to engage their readers' minds on several levels. When we read a story,…
Following on from Perry Gauci's Journey into Genealogy podcast interview where we discussed English trade, banking and merchants in 17th-19th centuries this post contains the resources suggested. Resources British Newspaper…
By Mike Trenchard Following on from Mike's Journey into Genealogy podcast interview where we discussed the British in India, Mike has written a guest blog post about the East India…
By Anne Hanson Following on from Anne's Journey into Genealogy podcast interview where she discussed her book "Buried Secrets" about her search for the truth of her grandparents heritage, Anne…
By Peter McCracken ShipIndex.org is a unique database that has, as my co-founder brother once put it, “a very narrow focus, but very broad application.” The database helps you discover…
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”…
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…
I was recently interviewed by Australian coach and genealogical storyteller, Carole McCulloch, on her podcast "Essential Habits for Genealogists and Storytellers". We discussed tools and strategies to help with genealogical…
After a very informative conversation with Jacqui Larsson, about heirloom jewellery there were so many tips shared that I decided to write a blog post about them. To listen to…
After a very enjoyable conversation with the Sussex Genealogist, Kerry Baldwin, (see the podcast here) about handwriting and old wills there were so many tips shared that I decided to…