by Lady Kathleen | Dec 30, 2018 | Genealogy News
English surnames as we know them today — family names passed down intact from father to son to grandson — weren’t widely used until after the Norman conquest of 1066. Prior to that time there just weren’t enough people to really make it...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 26, 2018 | Genealogy News
Two centuries ago doctors were dealing with medical conditions such as burns, asthma, , and that are still familiar today. However, they were also contending with deaths caused by such things as auge (malaria), dropsy (edema), or spontaneous combustion...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 25, 2018 | Genealogy News
If you want to learn more about your ancestors, you need to know how to begin. Luckily, it is not rocket science, and you can learn a lot by following these three first steps, baby steps, to build your family tree. Are you having difficulty figuring out exactly where...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 24, 2018 | Genealogy News
If you are fairly new to building your family tree, you may have begun to find that the information you thought was about your ancestor – isn't. There were several with your ancestor's name and similar dates, living in the same town and buried in the...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 23, 2018 | Genealogy News
A great way to uncover or to get great quotes for journaling in a heritage scrapbook is a family interview. By asking the right, open-ended questions, you’re sure to collect a wealth of . Use this list of family history interview questions to help you get...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 21, 2018 | Genealogy News
Your Family Tree TIP: Every item may be filled with clues, details, misinformation, and straight-out lies! As you research further into your ancestors’ pasts, you will likely find fewer accurate details of individuals. However sometimes, there are likely to be...
