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...
by P.J. Elias | Jan 15, 2021 | Introducing Teens to Genealogy, Miscellaneous
1. Transcribe a census record. This is fun and easy. You can transcribe your family or a random person in the census or you could transcribe records on FamilySearch or similar websites. This project works for American genealogy as well as International research. After...
by Emmerson Brand | Nov 5, 2020 | Miscellaneous
So, my first ‘tip’ for young genealogists is to not take names so seriously. Unless you have someone named, for example, Robert Herbert Marshmallow and you are able to find a vital record for a Robert Herbert Marshmallow. In that case, you are lucky. But...
by Emmerson Brand | Nov 2, 2020 | Miscellaneous, Our Story
G’day! I’m Emmerson and I’m one of the newest members of The Hidden Branch. If you can’t guess from the title, I’m from a little country in the Southern Hemisphere called Australia. I’m 21, which admittedly is a bit older than the rest of The Hidden Branch. However, I...
by P.J. Elias | Jul 26, 2020 | Miscellaneous, Nationalities
Polish genealogy is split basically in three because of the partitions done by the Russian, Prussians, and Austrians. I would recommend learning history and about all the border changes because it can get confusing real quick. (One day you’re in Prussia, the...
by Tyler Truong | Jun 29, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Although I have only been doing genealogy for about two years, I have learned a lot about the subject in that time and feel somewhat confident in my knowledge of the field. So today, I would like to share a brand new way of thinking about how to structure your family...
