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Genealogy for Beginner’s Course – Tracing Ancestors in the UK

I have recently published my step-by-step course, Tracing Ancestors in the UK on Udemy. This is a step by step course in Genealogy for Beginners, and you can find out more here. Continue reading

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How to find out about your ancestors’ lives

Tracing family history is an exciting, fascinating, often frustrating, but thoroughly compulsive activity. It’s a never-ending hobby, because a family tree is never completely finished. But as well as going back as far back in time as possible, there is also the fascinating research that can be done into an individual’s or family unit’s background. Once you’ve got the bare bones of your family tree, it is then even more satisfying to dig deeper and find out about your ancestors’ lifestyles. Continue reading

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Find Out About Your Ancestors using Online Resources

Not so long ago it would have been impossible to find out anything about your ancestors without leaving your house and travelling to a range of different archives, libraries and record offices all over the country.  I remember that time, … Continue reading

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Are Family Tree Legends Worth Investigating?

Most families probably have a sprinkling of legends, anecdotes and stories that most of us probably take with a pinch of salt.  Professional genealogists are very wary of family tree legends, as they are often based on shaky evidence, have … Continue reading

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