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A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words

A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words

Patricia Marks

In this blog I want to talk to you about the power of photographs and the part they can play in revealing our ancestors. You might be that rare person...

A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words

Patricia Marks

In this blog I want to talk to you about the power of photographs and the part they can play in revealing our ancestors. You might be that rare person...

Finding those Gems in Family History Records

Finding those Gems in Family History Records

Patricia Marks

Can't find an ancestor in the records? Getting stuck with family history is not unusual; if that weren't the case, we'd all have complete family trees in months rather than years.I've...

Finding those Gems in Family History Records

Patricia Marks

Can't find an ancestor in the records? Getting stuck with family history is not unusual; if that weren't the case, we'd all have complete family trees in months rather than years.I've...

What price Family History?

Patricia Marks

I've spent the last few months getting increasingly excited about the impending  online release of the 1921 census for England and Wales. Like most family historians I have brick walls...

What price Family History?

Patricia Marks

I've spent the last few months getting increasingly excited about the impending  online release of the 1921 census for England and Wales. Like most family historians I have brick walls...

A bundle of old letters

The Dreaded Christmas Round-Robin

Patricia Marks

The ubiquitous round-robin might be derided but personal and heartfelt communication can mean so much.

The Dreaded Christmas Round-Robin

Patricia Marks

The ubiquitous round-robin might be derided but personal and heartfelt communication can mean so much.

'Ordinary' People often Do Extraordinary Things.

Patricia Marks

The latest series of Who Do You Think You Are has just started to air in the UK.  The hobby of genealogy has grown tremendously in popularity over the last...

'Ordinary' People often Do Extraordinary Things.

Patricia Marks

The latest series of Who Do You Think You Are has just started to air in the UK.  The hobby of genealogy has grown tremendously in popularity over the last...

Talking with older relatives about family history and how it can be shared with future generations.

Family History and the Power of Personal Testim...

Patricia Marks

Bringing Family Heritage to Life. The advice given to most novice family historians is to speak to your older relatives. This makes a lot of sense. They've been around a...

Family History and the Power of Personal Testim...

Patricia Marks

Bringing Family Heritage to Life. The advice given to most novice family historians is to speak to your older relatives. This makes a lot of sense. They've been around a...