by The Hidden Branch | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hello All, The Hidden Branch is back! After a 3 month hiatus, we are back. We have been working hard to organize and make some improvements to the blog and website. In order to better coordinate all members’ schedules and take some stress off of the blog...
by The Hidden Branch | Nov 23, 2021 | Ambassadors, Biographies
My genealogy journey started young. My maternal grandparents moved to Tenerife (Canary Islands) when I was four and left all of the family memorabilia (mainly from my grandfather’s side of the family) with my mother. So, when I was a child, I was introduced to some of...
by The Hidden Branch | Nov 9, 2021 | Ambassadors, Biographies
My genealogy awakening happened over a number of years. As a teenager I was fascinated by old books showing views of the town I lived in from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but I don’t remember really thinking about my ancestors until I was in my...
by The Hidden Branch | Oct 26, 2021 | Ambassadors, Biographies
Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. Lisa Alzo I began researching my roots in 1991. I wish I could say that some family experience, medical reason, or curiosity inspired me to search for my Slovak ancestors, but to tell the truth I became a genealogist quite by accident. I was in my...
by The Hidden Branch | Aug 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Secretary Hand was used in British documents from around 1500-1700. It is a flowing handwriting that allowed scribes to quickly copy documents and it was used mainly for this purpose. You’ll need Secretary...
