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What is this blog about?

Welcome to my home, my family history and genealogy blog. Here, you’ll discover practical guidance for researching your family tree and connecting with both living relatives and historical ancestors.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or revisiting an existing family tree, this blog will help you:

  • Navigate the exciting journey of genealogical discovery
  • Build comprehensive family connections
  • Verify existing research and uncover new branches

Family history research is surprisingly straightforward once you begin. It often starts with a simple spark of curiosity—that lightbulb moment when you realise you want to understand your  family heritage and discover where you came from.

My own genealogical journey began with this same curiosity, and through sharing my experiences and research methods, I hope to inspire and guide you on your own path of discovery.

Every family has stories waiting to be uncovered. Your ancestors’ lives, struggles, and triumphs are part of your heritage, and this blog will show you how to piece together those fascinating family narratives.

Beyond simply collecting names and dates, I’ll guide you through the art of storytelling—bringing your ancestors to life by adding historical context to their stories. This approach transforms dry genealogical data into vivid family histories that truly honour your heritage.

Ready to begin? Let’s embark on this rewarding journey of family discovery together.

  • Who Am I? Or is it Who I am! (Part Two).

    My Make Up. Who I am? My English ancestors mostly came from East Anglia – the region loosely covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. To get the bigger picture (Ah, context), you need to investigate what is “East Anglia” or even, where is “East Anglia”? I am not going into this here. You can go… Read more

  • Who Am I? Or is it Who I am! (Part One).

    Moving on from a previous blog, “Emotional Being”… (published 24 Feb 2023) Who Am I? I was born in the mid-1950s – Those who enjoy labels and slotting people into boxes say, I’m a Baby Boomer! The town where I was born is about 590 miles north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Yes, I used miles… Read more

  • Secrets.

    Family or otherwise – We all hide behind some veil or curtain. Why? Being exposed can be a harsh reality. How do we deal with it? Secrets come down to ethics. What are ethics? Definition of ethics: Oxford languages say: Oxford Languages Copyright © 2023 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Zoom. Toward the end… Read more

  • Mad World.

    Perception. The ravens descend and screech to the world. Then there is peace… In the distance, the sounds can still be heard. Mad World. Public servants descend like vultures with never-ending chatter… They sound like ravens… Idle chatter drawn into one. Mad World. “All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces… Read more

  • Endings.

    Remember when you were a child, most likely sitting in the back seat of the family car. Parents in the front – not really talking as such – then it’s, “Are we there yet?” echoing throughout the car. We always know there is an ending, no matter the subject matter. Wonder. I often have wondered… Read more

  • Possibilities.

    Life is full of possibilities. These possibilities come to us as choices. It is up to us to choose the outcome of that possibility. At the time, we have no real idea what that choice is nor the outcome that will be given. I believe it is a lesson in life where we make a… Read more