Blog articles written by RLSPhotogenic about Genealogy Family Research information. Tips and guides for how to research your family tree.
Answering frequently asked questions all about What is Genealogy. Sharing resources and starting points for your family tree research.
Answering frequently asked questions all about What is Genealogy. Sharing resources and starting points for your family tree research.
The Bespoke Genealogy Blog contains articles about genealogy, history and travel with a focus on the United Kingdom and Ireland. Topics include the latest books and products as well as tips and tricks to help the genealogist, historian and traveler.
How many of us search the more obvious sources, don't find what we are looking for, then are stuck not knowing where else to look for that elusive ancestor? Obvious sources are census records, birth records, marriage records, land records, death records, passenger lists, and newspapers. Many of these basic records are found on Ancestry.com But are there other sources we can use? There are also naturalization records, passport records, military records, cemetery records, almshouse and poorhouse records and more. Many are found online for free, others are pay-to-view. What Other Genealogy Records Are Out There? It may surprise you to know that there are many valuable genealogy records that are less well known. I'm talking about education records, medical records, institution records, tax lists and so on. But there's even another layer of overlooked records that many people miss completely. Here are three that I find incredibly valuable but often overlooked. Coffin plates Find ancestors in this wonderful genealogy resource at Ancestors at Rest in hundreds of coffin plates listed (with photographs) Coffin Plate of Peter Banta died 1889 Memorial Cards & Funeral Cards Find ancestors in this wonderful genealogy resource at Ancestors at Rest Edith Markham Memorial Card Ledger books, Account books, Admission Registers Ancestors at Rest has dozens of free ledger books online from N. America (mostly USA) Ledger Book dated 1856
Learn how to search for your ancestors and save clippings on newspapers.com to build your family tree. Click to read more!
An Amazing Free British Genealogy Resource: The Gazette. This post looks at the often overlooked family history resource covering 350 years.
An article about researching the professions of the passengers who arrived onboard the Mayflower in 1620, using historical newspapers.
L’actualité généalogique du mois de mars 2018, sous la forme d’une sélection de nouvelles et d’articles qui traitent de la pratique de la généalogie. Une actualité qui évoque Filae, Geneanet, MyHeritage, les archives et les blogs de généalogie.
Where to find online Canadian genealogy research records is a roundup of the main genealogy records available to the family historian.
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find some of the early genealogy-related jokes that our ancestors enjoyed.
Introduction: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this blog post, Mary shares comments that sh
Answering frequently asked questions all about What is Genealogy. Sharing resources and starting points for your family tree research.
In this blog article I share a gift guide for genealogy enthusiasts, and the special family tree researchers in your life! Click to see more!
Ideas for where to find and purchase old postcards for family tree ancestry research. Postcards are filled with genealogical information!
Teaching you how to set up an account with Newspapers.com. subscription options, and special features available.
Antisèche généalogie - Partez à la recherche de vos ancêtres dans l'Aude, retrouvez des liens vers des archives, actes, images, vidéos et histoires…
Genealogy Resources are links to pages on the Bespoke Genealogy website aimed at helping family historians find their roots with a focus on the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Discover the working lives of your ancestors. This post looks at how to extract occupational data from records with some useful links.
“No matter how successful you are or what you have seen, you can’t be jaded when you walk in your ancestors’ footsteps,” says genealogy expert Megan Smolenyak. “Getting there requires a great deal of patience and detective work, but I can assure you, it’s well worth it.” Here are eight steps to get you started from National Geographic’s new book “Journeys Home.”
What is Genealogy? In this article we discuss the definition of genealogy and tips for how you can start your genealogy research.
Where was he born? Why isn't he in the 1860 census? Is this record for the same man or a different man of the same name? These are...
How to find your railway ancestors. The best online genealogy research resources to find your railway roots.
Don't make this common genealogy mistake. Why researching only direct ancestors can be a mistake and what can be yielded from indirect ones.
How to find free Irish vital records shows how the family historian can find and download free historic birth, marriage and death civil registration records for both the North and South of the island of Ireland.
Blog articles written by RLSPhotogenic about Genealogy Family Research information. Tips and guides for how to research your family tree.
How I break down genealogy brick walls by using problem solving techniques and rigorous research procedures and source verification. All this is explained.
10 Tips for finding your emigrant ancestors. Advice for finding who your migrating ancestors were and where they came from.
How to find your nursing ancestors looks at some of the online genealogy research resources available containing information on nurses
When you should hire a genealogy researcher. Hiring a researcher to help with finding your roots what they charge.
Why you need to understand your ancestors locations. Having a good understanding of where your ancestors lived can help your genealogy
Digitize slides using a film scanner. Save money by scanning film slides and negatives yourself using a low cost film scanner.
Why you need a timeline for family history success. How creating timelines for your ancestors can help you with your genealogy research
How to find London genealogy resources looks at some of the essential resources available online for people with ancestors from the London area. London was the largest city in the World until the early 20th century, so was a magnet for people looking for work.
How to do family history takes you through the stages for successful genealogy research using links to the best articles on the web.
How to find your railway ancestors. The best online genealogy research resources to find your railway roots.
A genealogy timeline is the best tool to organize an ancestor's life events and reveal gaps in your research. Create timelines to help find your ancestors!
Answering frequently asked questions all about What is Genealogy. Sharing resources and starting points for your family tree research.
Blog articles written by RLSPhotogenic about Genealogy Family Research information. Tips and guides for how to research your family tree.
Here are some great online genealogy resources in archives to help you find your British ancestors. Most of these resources are free.
