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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 […]

Last week, I wrote about the importance of leaving a valid Will…. so that the people you want to benefit from your estate, do. Personally, I hope […]

The world is positively littered with acronyms. There are probably hundreds of thousands (if not millions) in use today. I try to avoid using them as […]

Planning prevents poor performance, so the saying goes. In fact, some people extend the phrase to include another P…. but we won’t talk about that. Everyone […]

Years ago, when I went on holiday as a youngster, we used to have handwritten lists of things we needed to pack. We might have left information with […]