Month: January 2018

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018Family history

Runs in the family

A few years ago, I went round to a friend’s house, to […]

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018Dorset, Family history

An inconvenient town

England, especially the area of Lincolnshire where I live, is littered with […]

January 29, 2018My family history, Mysteries

A Welsh family mystery

One of my maternal great grandparents is Charles Henry Hughes Spivey, who […]

January 28, 2018January 28, 2018New to family history, Paid-for resources

One-name studies

Every beginner family researcher learns quickly that some names and some families […]

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018Family history, Free resources

Heralds’ Visitations

The Heralds’ Visitations are records of visits to various places to record […]

January 26, 2018Family history, From my bookshelf, Lincolnshire

Gervase Hollies and the saving of the Taylboys record

I have a passion for family history, and this is aided and […]

January 25, 2018Paid-for resources

If I were a rich woman….

Usually when I blog, I blog about freely available resources of interest […]

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018Free resources

Online Parish Clerks

Online Parish Clerks are not parish clerks who have made it into […]

January 25, 2018Family history

Being the family archivist

If you successfully nominate yourself as the family’s archivist, a couple of […]

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018Family history, Free resources, Irish ancestry, My family history

Irish Ancestry – and how I found my grandmother

Anyone with Irish ancestry who has tried to research their family tree, […]