Spotlight on: Clergy of the Church of England Database

If you discover you are descended from an Anglican clergyman, there is an excellent database online which you can use to find out more about your ancestor. The Clergy of the Church of England database is free to search and in many cases the information provided is very detailed. The link above will take you … Continue reading Spotlight on: Clergy of the Church of England Database →

Scam Warning and Some Tips to Help You Stay Safe

I spotted this post over at UK Chat Genealogy warning of bogus sites mimicking genuine ones with addresses that are so close to the real thing only the most observant would notice the difference. Pop over and have a read, and take note of the urls used - whatever the reason for the fakes, it … Continue reading Scam Warning and Some Tips to Help You Stay Safe →

Now with added community

I've added this blog to MyBlogLog - a place to publicise your own blog, find other blogs to read and get to know other bloggers. To verify it, I need to add the code at the end of this message to a post. So, I thought that as I had to post anyway, I'd leave … Continue reading Now with added community →

A couple of useful freebies

When people begin to trace their family history, often the first purchase or download they make is a software package to record and track their finds. However, there is one other piece of essential software you will need, a .pdf reader. PDF stand for 'portable document format', and it can be used on a range … Continue reading A couple of useful freebies →