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.
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Memory Tardis.
Those of you who are aware of the TARDIS, would know the connection to the TV series Dr Who. From the mid-1960s, I have always had a connection with this TV series. Recently, I have been on a memory trip. As my story will show, TV shows/series’ can play an important role within all our Read more
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Time.
What is it all about? What is it that you think of about time? How do you spend your time? We live in time but what is it? The dictionary definition of time from Oxford Languages states: “1. The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a Read more
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Those Were The Days.
I have been looking back over my own life. It is/has been an interesting challenge. All the memories, both good and bad. I am writing this on 23 March 2025. My mother would have been 89. I find it interesting how my mind and possibly your mind switches on and reacts to certain dates. I Read more
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Research.
I’ve taken some time out of my regular schedule and returned to my own research. I have been investigating my father’s line backward, as you do! I have been looking at my ancestors and where I have come from for a very long time. This has been well over 45 years. I’m still learning and Read more
Ancestor Family 