Make sure you regularly check for newly available sources, and for online versions of them. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #TopTip
With my thunderthighs they’ll be dry in a trice #TopTip
Scratch built out of copper sheet. Not the best but passable. The track links were left in blackening fluid for ages (I forgot about them) and the came out like that. #TopTip
Always make sure you record where you found a piece of information! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #TopTip
Don’t rush! Take your time, be methodical, and hopefully avoid making any mistakes. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #TopTip
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The largest collection of parish register copies is held at the Society of Genealogists' library. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #TopTip
Record offices often have collections of transcriptions of some of their holdings and these can act as a finding aid when looking at the original registers. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #TopTip
#toptip SAVE MONEY with your record collection. Instead of buying Once in a Lifetime by Texas, just listen to your copy of Creep by TLC whilst dropping marbles on a xylophone #totp
Top tip for flower givers
Give your partner Valentine's Day flowers 12 days late, thereby combining the original romantic gesture with the element of surprise
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An advantage of microfilm and electronic images is that you can zoom in on sections that are hard to read. However, the technical quality varies. Sometimes, pages have been omitted from filming, been only partly filmed or are in the wrong order. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #TopTip
When folk you’re not keen on say “See you later”, requesting specification of location and time often works as social repellant. #TopTip
#TopTip: Don’t take the ferry on weekends.
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Don't try prickly pears.🌵
A substantial number of key original records, such as parish registers, monumental inscriptions and other records have been transcribed and either published or indexed online. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #TopTip
Grow the best! Fuchsia’s like wet not soggy soil and don’t like their leaves wet for too long. Our #toptip is to feed them with Multifeed Flowergro 🌸 #eckardsgarden
Singing along loudly to ‘Both Ends Burning’ by Roxy Music on the short drive to work certainly sets you up day. 💫
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And in the case of indexing on Ancestry.
🚩newer indexes for documents like parish registers appear to be all AI and very badly done. Clearly no checks.
Best method is to go back to basics & go though the books page by page, like to old days on Microfiche.
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Doing your prep work and getting things ready is sooooo important when cooking - the main reason is it means you'll have everything you need ready which will help make cooking fun/enjoyable. #TheSoloChef #TopTip #MiseEnPlace
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Every index should be treated with caution. As well as errors and gaps in the original records, the indexers themselves may have made mistakes. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #TopTip
#TopTip: Smart window coverings not only bring comfort to any home, but also make saving energy effortless. Automatically close your blinds w/ the new #EveMotionblinds Upgrade Kit for Roller Blinds to lock in warmth while #EveThermo keeps your home perfectly heated. www.evehome.com/eve-motionblinds
Have to love great readers, even if they get called critics these days ! And many of their books available online at good prices second hand #TopTip) :)
Airline check-in staff: If you spot a passenger trying to check in her luggage while underdressed for the plane, on no account say anything. The looks on her face and that of her travelling companion when she gets told to cover up or stay on the ground will be priceless! #TopTip
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Snapshots: Divine Saviour Collegiate Church, Seville: astonishing ‘Warm Up Act’ for Seville Cathedral. #TopTip from our Hotel Concierge: Start day at this lesser visited Church: Buy combined Ticket: Get Fast Track Entry to largest Gothic Cathedral in world avoiding its mega Ticket Queues