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Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay. When I was a small child, computers had barely been invented. Only rich business people […]

Dear Ancestry, I woke up this morning and was utterly delighted. Your new indexes included ‘England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013‘ AND ‘Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death […]

A later evening blog today as it has been rather hectic in the world of FWL. We are having several rooms in the office repainted (all […]

How many times have you heard someone say, ‘Actions speak louder than words‘? It’s true. They do. Everyone makes mistakes in life. None of us are […]

When searching into the past, we all rely on the accuracy of historical sources. Most of us won’t draw conclusions based on one source and will […]

During the course of 2014, this was a ‘hot topic’ in genealogy. As well as many informal discussions, written articles and blogs, there was also a […]

I am quite sure that I won’t be the only one blogging about Ancestry’s new addition …. The UK Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects (1901-1929) have […]

Genealogy/family history/whatever-you-choose-to-call-it is a popular pastime these days. I don’t think it was anywhere near as popular when my great-grandmother was asking questions about her ancestry […]

Each Sunday in 2014, I blogged about one of my ancestors. The ingenious master plan (#52Ancestors) was hatched by Amy Johnson Crow and, as regular FWL […]