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...
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...
by Gearoid D. P. Clarke | Aug 20, 2021 | Introducing Teens to Genealogy, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Genealogy involves studying one’s own family history, which includes the dates of birth and death, marriage(s), occupation(s), etc. People who have an interest in genealogy tend to also have a major interest in history. There is a reason for this. Historical...
by P.J. Elias | Aug 13, 2021 | Miscellaneous
A young genealogist by definition is young and for us, that means between the ages of 13 and 24. Within the genealogical community, there are around 30 to 50 young genealogists, and around half of us are part of The Hidden Branch. Most of us are in America but there...
by Daniel Loftus | Daniel's Genealogy | Mar 14, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Now, if you follow me over on Twitter, you’ll know that I’ve been raising awareness on the petition started by CIGO* to try and start the process of getting the 1926 Irish Census released, for Ireland this is the first census done after the 1911 Census as...
by Emmerson Brand | Feb 26, 2021 | Miscellaneous
‘Oral history’ is a widely-used term that we are struggling to understand. On one hand, online searches for this term bring up synonyms such as ‘myth’, ‘folklore’, and ‘fairy tale’. On the other hand, Indigenous cultures...
