Additions and Updates

Just added new pages for Audley, Connell, Conroy, Cressey and Davidson, and updated the Leishman page. All can be found in the sidebar. As you may be able to tell, the names Connell and Conroy originate in Ireland, and I'm afraid that is where the trail for those branches of my family goes cold because … Continue reading Additions and Updates →

New pages and updates

I've just added a couple of new pages covering my Bucke and Clements relatives, and added new details to the Haggis page. In the blogroll there is now a link to the online database containing information from the Nottinghamshire Presentment Bills, which are a wonderful resource for family and social historians. Have a nice Saturday … Continue reading New pages and updates →

The Story Tellers

This has been around for quite a while, and it is a little cheesy, but I like it, so I thought I would reproduce it here: THE STORY TELLERS We are the chosen. My feelings are that in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their … Continue reading The Story Tellers →

Google Maps can now be embedded

The Google maps service is incredibly useful, I use to take a look at the places my ancestors lived, to give me an idea of distances and locations, and also to keep a record of those same locations. It’s now even more useful, because users can embed maps straight into web pages, as you can … Continue reading Google Maps can now be embedded →

Build it and they will come

That idea seldom works with most sites or blogs, but in genealogy it does seem to be true. I have just received a message from a cousin in New Zealand who found this blog! How great is that I suppose it is slightly easier for my long lost relatives to track me down, I do … Continue reading Build it and they will come →