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Ambassador’s Corner – Kirsty Gray

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...

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What can be found on a… Irish death record

by Daniel Loftus | Daniel's Genealogy | Nov 19, 2021 | Irish Research, What can be found on a...

Welcome to the third part of "What can be found on a..." - the series where we present a record and show you how much information can be obtained from it. Let's get into today's post! Here is an example of an Irish death record: Image: John Loftus death certificate...

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Genealogy Across Generations by Natasha Swift

by Natasha Swift | Nov 16, 2021 | Uncategorized

There are different pros and cons of being a 21st century aspiring genealogist. As well as a variation of different things that have either been made easier, or more difficult because of the growth in the digital world. I consider myself as being lucky to have grown...

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Connecting to Family History Through Folklore

by Sophie Haire | Nov 12, 2021 | Miscellaneous

Something I consider an adjacent interest to my love of family history is my love of folk history from my ancestral counties. Like many people, I've wanted to find a spiritual connection to my heritage and the beliefs and traditions of that culture to find relief from...

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Ambassador’s Corner – Jonny Perl

Ambassador’s Corner – Jonny Perl

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...

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Tuesday Tips #32: Google Maps and Genealogy

by Sophie Haire | Nov 2, 2021 | English Research, Tuesday Tips

If you're unfamiliar with English genealogy research, you might think that because we're on an island, things are comparatively pretty close together, unlike in larger nations like the US or Canada. On a few occasions, I've encountered people who were tracing their US...

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Voices of Genealogy – Olivia Peacock

by Whitney Porter | Oct 29, 2021 | Voices of Genealogy

Hello there, welcome to the 2nd edition of Voices of Genealogy. This is the 10th interview of the Voices of Genealogy series. This season we are expanding past professional genealogists and showcasing some other careers within genealogy and also some...

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Ambassador’s Corner – Lisa Alzo

Ambassador’s Corner – Lisa Alzo

by The Hidden Branch | Oct 26, 2021 | Ambassadors, Biographies

Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. https://www.lisaalzo.com 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...

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The Next Gen: Where are they?!

by Daniel Loftus | Daniel's Genealogy | Oct 22, 2021 | Introducing Teens to Genealogy, Miscellaneous

Now, with myself being a genealogist of the next gen I felt pretty alone not being able to find many people my own age interested in genealogy. Now what you might be surprised to know that there are way more interacting with the community just probably not in the most...

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