I just received my first actual response to my BIRLS FIOA request — the lame one-pager, not the whole claims file, and they did not even bother sending me that new letter about why it’s not the file. #genealogy #genchat #ancestrychat
Screenshot of FamilySearch Labs version of England Jurisdictions 1851. Updated with new technology and user interface
A favorite feature of FamilySearch was the map of 1851 English jurisdictions. Sadly, it had outdated tech and frequently broke. I opened the page and it has a whole new user interface. www.familysearch.org/en/mapp/
Early Historical Maps #genchat post for this weekend. #Ancestrychat #Genealogy
I am separating couples named John & Ann Horner. A defining record is a spinster’s probate where “two surviving sisters natural and lawful” were administrixes of her 1836 estate. So their two older “natural” sisters, Ann & 3xGGmother Mary, were dead. The field narrows. #ancestrychat #familyhistory
Look out for clues such as naming patterns, neighbours, nearby properties, and people listed as witnesses. Follow the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) to help build a strong, reliable case. 🧠✅
#Genealogy #AncestryChat
Believe it or not, some surnames have fewer than 10 people using them across the entire UK!
Once tied to families, places, or trades, some names are now incredibly rare!
How rare is your surname?
#SurnameStudies #AncestryChat
In the 1840s, two Royal Navy ships vanished while searching for the Northwest Passage. Over 100 men were lost, and their fate remained one of Britain’s greatest Arctic mysteries
Comment below the most interesting history story you have heard!
#Genealogy #AncestryChat
🌍 Ever wondered how far your surname has travelled?
Join a global community of surname enthusiasts uncovering the stories, meanings, and movements behind family names.
Where does your surname come from? Share it below
#TheSurnameSociety #AncestryChat
These names have been holding their spots at the top since the 1800s, and they’re not going anywhere fast! These surnames reflect how deep those historical roots run in British genealogy.
Is your family name on the list? 👀
#SurnameStudies #AncestryChat
When you uncover sensitive information, like adoptions or unknown relatives, it’s important to be thoughtful.
Respect people’s privacy. Don’t share personal details about living relatives without their permission
#Genealogy #AncestryChat
Genealogy Cheat Sheet – Questions to ask your mother!
This brilliant cheat sheet can help you in many different ways, preserve and share family memories whilst gaining key historical, genealogy knowledge!
What other cheat sheets would you like to see? 🤔
#Genealogy #PeopleFinders #AncestryChat
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Start your journey today by visiting our website!
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Genealogy Cheat Sheet – Birth Years of Veterans
This brilliant cheat sheet can help you pinpoint and locate your genealogy veterinary research with ease!
What other cheat sheets would you like to see? 🤔
#Genealogy #PeopleFinders #HistoryResearch #AncestryChat
Working on Cyril Hobson's estate was certainly unique!
It included a treasured family bible and decades of photographs. At FWL, we handled his estate with care, ensuring the family bible found its way to the right hands!
What’s a unique case you have researched?
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"The Lie", now 60% off the regular #ebook price! Searching for a story that keeps you turning pages? Search Amazon in your country of residence for "The Lie Heather Dawn Gray".
#ebook #promotion #dealoftheday #readers #mystery #crime #genealogy #fiction #ancestrychat #AncestryHour
New Year's resolution to read more? Try a new and upcoming genre - genealogy crime fiction. My first ebook "The Lie" is on sale in the US this week only. Described as "unputdownable" by most readers.
www.amazon.com/Lie-When-Rev...
#genealogy #crime #fiction #ancestrychat #coldcase
To those interested in #genealogy, #family is everything.
#familysearch #ancestry #ancestrychat #dna
This is interesting - let's hope #genealogy solves this very high profile #coldcase.
#ancestrychat
Love that #Stromlo Observatory is preserving the past, leaving remnants of the devastating 2003 bushfire for all to see and learn from. Lest we repeat the mistakes of the past.
#ancestrychat #history #genealogy
Sgt. Johnston died one year after the end of WWI, Nov 11, 1919 - 104 years ago. Further research reveals he likely died of tuberculosis. Thank you to all who have fought for freedoms we take for granted today. Lest we forget.
#lestweforget #ancestrychat #remembranceday #genealogy
Another case solved by genealogical innvestgation 👏👏👏
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#ancestrychat #genealogy #dna #coldcase #crime
I've got some upcoming lectures. Handy graphic below but full details on cbgenealogy.ie/winter-2023-... #Genealogy #AncestryChat
A1 I know very little about why my ancestors immigrated -- I assume the French Huguenots came to SC for religious reasons. #ancestrychat
