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
A rose by any other name . . .
When I began my journey into my family’s past I learnt one thing very quickly - don’t take transcriptions of records at face value. On the whole most are accurate and the transcribers do a very good job. However, sometimes things don’t go as planned and the odd mistake does crop up. It’s easy to … Continue reading A rose by any other name . . .
But which foreign field
“If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England. There shall be in that rich earth a richer dust concealed. A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware.” Rupert Brooke, “The Soldier” One afternoon, when I was about 15 I remember helping my … Continue reading But which foreign field
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
I can see why they changed the name
During the course of my research into the origins of my family I discovered that I have a very strong connection with the county of Nottinghamshire. This came as something of a surprise because I had never heard any mention of Nottingham amongst my immediate family, and I had always thought that particular branch came … Continue reading I can see why they changed the name
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