Month: January 2019

Alas Smith and Jones, what to do when you hit a common surname.

You’re happily working away on your family tree of Brocklehursts, Culpeppers, Treharnes and MacKinleys when you suddenly find a maiden name of Taylor, Brown, Davies or the eponymous Smith or Jones. Do you throw your hands up in horror and give in, or redouble your efforts? This problem has...
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Genealogical New Year’s Resolutions 2019

Put names on photos! If I have sifted through one box of “unmarked” photos, I have sifted through 100! Make it your resolution to mark your photos and help those researchers who follow you.Record the history of your own recent family! Preserve your documents and photographs digitally. Research the...
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