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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Places.
When we commence our journey on discovering our ancestors, we never really know where we may go in the world. The basics, as we step out are fairly easy and straightforward, since we begin with ourselves and our parents or in some cases just a parent. Journey. During the journey, Do we think about all Read more
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Family Sagas.
I am sure everyone has heard the saying “You can pick your friends but you cannot pick your family.” Well, this is partly true… However, out there in the universe, someone decides which “family” you get allocated to. Why? Well, we all have lessons to be learnt. Of course, some will disagree with this and everyone is Read more
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Ups & Downs
Life can, at times, feel like a yo-yo – up and down. As someone else pulls the string, it all depends on the force behind it, how far it drops, and how fast the recovery is – up and down! As we travel through this adventure we explore and discover. In our present moment, we have Read more
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AI Experiment.
I have been wondering what the AI (Artificial Intelligence) impact would have on genealogy projects. Please understand AI does NOT – repeat does NOT – do your research, some genealogists think it should. NO COMMENT. It’s a garbage in, garbage out scenario. I tested 5 different AI’s. I used the same prompt for each of Read more
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It’s okay not to do it at all.
This title is courtesy of “Typo” (www.typo.com). It is written on the notepad I am using to handwrite this writing. The quote goes on to say, “Take time for yourself”. It is currently the 27th of August 2024, as I commence these notes. Having taken a break from my writings, I have had the opportunity Read more
Ancestor Family 