Category Archives: Getting Started
Ten Steps to Take Before Starting Your Family History Search.
I don’t recommend jumping straight into the online genealogy websites without some initial, important steps. The following steps will help to get you started, get clear about what and who you want to start with, and prepare the way for the serious, online research. Continue reading
Free Genealogy – Is It Possible?
One of the most common genealogy searches made on Google is something along the lines of “trace your family tree for free online”. It seems that there are many people eager to find their ancestors, but feel unable to pay the subscription fees for the major search websites.
So, is it possible to trace your family tree for free? Is free genealogy a thing? Continue reading
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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
Tracing Your Ancestors in the UK – My new eBook
For all you people out there who are struggling to get started with your ancestry, my new eBook, downloadable on Amazon Kindle, may be just the thing to help get you going, and avoiding some of the pitfalls of amateur … Continue reading
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Can You Trace Ancestry for Free?
If you are thinking of tracing your ancestry, you may be wondering exactly what and how much you can do for free, and what the minimum amount you will have to spend if you continue with your tree for the long term. Continue reading
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Genealogy Course in Warwickshire
Tonight will be the 8th in my 10 week course on tracing your ancestry, which has been running at Stratford on Avon College in Warwickshire since the beginning of October. So far, it seems to have gone very well, and … Continue reading
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FREE – Tracing Your Ancestors in the UK – Volume I
If you would like a quick introduction to genealogy – its background, the origins of surnames, and how you can get started without falling into the many pitfalls that beginners are vulnerable to, then do read my FREE ebook, Tracing … Continue reading
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How Easy is it to Trace Your Ancestors?
Family history research has certainly become more and more popular in the last decade, particularly with programmes like Who Do You Think You Are, which stimulate interest and show the excitement of finding out who your ancestors were, what they … Continue reading
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Tracing Ancestors In The UK
If you have tried to access this site recently, you may have noticed that some changes are being made. My apologies for the period of time that the site was down, but I hope you like the new look for … Continue reading
How To Trace Your Family Tree – Getting Started
In any genealogical research, we ALWAYS start with what we already know and work backwards. So the first step in tracing your family tree is to make some notes on everything that you already know. That means writing down all … Continue reading
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