Having Irish census trouble and having a hard time trying to find people? Make sure to try out these searching tips as one of these may be the key to try and get you back a further generation. Tip #1 - Ages Don't assume that ages recorded are correct. Ages tended to...

Today’s Tuesday Tips is to always ensure you know Geography of the areas you ancestors lived. This context may explain many actions your ancestors took. For example, if you know where streets and churches are in relation to each other they places your ancestors...

Here are some great questions to ask relatives to learn more about those who came before you: What is a signature thing that person would say?What was their favorite thing to drink?What was a meal that they cooked that you enjoyed?What is a time they gave you really...

Welcome back to Tuesday Tips! This week's tip is to look at the Card Catalog on Ancestry, FindMyPast, and FamilySearch. These Card Catalogs have a host of collections. FamilySearch by far has the largest but many of their records aren't indexed so it's important to...

A year ago today, it was a grey bank holiday Monday morning, I forced my Dad to get up early, and we went to Morley Cemetery. Armed with a photo from Find A Grave, we had one goal in mind: find the grave of our Dad, and Grandad, Richard Hall. The Hall Family at...

Welcome back! Presentism is the concept that we should view our ancestors within the world that they lived in. We must not put our morals on the past. I think this is concept that most amateur genealogist often miss. We as a group need to get better at looking at...