by Lady Kathleen | Jan 10, 2019 | Genealogy News
If someone walked up to you and said “Hi, I’m your third cousin, once removed,” would you know what they meant? Most of us don’t think about our relationships in such exact terms (“cousin” seems good enough), so many of us...
by Lady Kathleen | Jan 8, 2019 | Genealogy News
Many of us are in possession of one or more magnetic photo albums. These albums, which first achieved popularity in the 1960s and 70s, were made from a thick paper stock coated with glue strips and included a thick Mylar plastic covering for each page. Conservators...
by Lady Kathleen | Jan 6, 2019 | Genealogy News
If you are planning to start to build your family tree for your family, you are likely very excited at the possibilities about finding details of your long-last uncle, or the side of the family you know very little about, or how those 2nd cousins are related to you....
by Lady Kathleen | Jan 5, 2019 | Genealogy News
Surnames in Italy trace their origin back to the 1400s, when it became necessary to add a second name to distinguish between individuals with the same given name. Italian surnames are often easy to recognize because most end in a vowel, and many of them have been...
by Lady Kathleen | Jan 2, 2019 | Genealogy News
Your Family Tree: You Can Trace Your Ancestors With Free or Inexpensive Online Resources As a beginner in genealogy you may be wondering how expensive it can be to get on the internet and build a family tree going back “lepleteen” generations, as my...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 31, 2018 | Genealogy News
Have you ever wondered about your Spanish last name and how it came to be? Spanish surnames (apellidos) first came into use around the twelfth century, as populations began to expand to the point where it became necessary to distinguish between...
