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Why? The Hardest Question to Answer in Genealogy
Who, what, when, where, why.
Of these, 'Why?' is the hardest question to answer in genealogy.
Questions whose answers are considered basic in information gathering or...
HTTPS – Implementing SSL on your WordPress Blog
Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser version 68 and above will mark non-HTTPS websites as ‘Not secure’. For anyone with a self-hosted WordPress blog...
RootsMagic To-Go
Going on a road trip? Why not take your ancestors with you with RootsMagic To-Go?
Why Do I Use RootsMagic To-Go?
When I travel specifically...
The Old Bailey Online: A Research Tool
For those interested in Social History, the Old Bailey Online website provides a wealth of research tools. Check out all these awesome tools and resources...
Hide and Seek: Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are
Do you ever feel as though your ancestors are playing hide and seek with you? Do you want to shout: Come out come out...
5 Census Search Strategies
My third great-grandparents were Edward and Mary Ann Brazier and they were from the Black country in an area where Worcestershire and Staffordshire intersect...
Census Entry in RootsMagic
There are many ways to do census entry in RootsMagic. This post is about how I enter mine.
There is a right way, a wrong...
10 Steps to Busting Your Brick Wall: A Guide for the...
My new eBook, 10 Steps to Busting Your Brick Wall: A Guide for the Frustrated Genealogist, is now available for sale on Amazon!
Brick walls.
We all...
Step Ten: DNA Research
Now that we’ve defined our brick wall, created a timeline, evaluated our existing evidence, searched for new evidence, resolved conflicts, searched for social history, searched for collateral relatives, employed...
TreeShare: Census or Residence?
Are you struggling with the TreeShare: Census or Residence dilemma?
Since the release of the RootsMagic TreeShare feature, I've seen several discussions about how to...
WordPress for XYZ for Whatever You are Passionate About
For anyone who has been following my WordPress posts here on Out of My Tree Genealogy, you will want to check out my new...
Organisation, Company and Society Histories
As you explore the social history of your ancestors, it is quite likely that you will encounter a company, a business, a society or...
Step Nine: Crowd Source the Problem
Now that we’ve defined our brick wall, created a timeline, evaluated our existing evidence, searched for new evidence, resolved conflicts, searched for social history, searched for collateral relatives, and...
Victorian Wars Forum: British Military 1837-1902
According to the similarly named Facebook Page, 'the Victorian Wars Forum is a free online resource for the serious academic study of the wars...
Friends, Neighbours and Acquaintances – FAN Fact in Roots Magic
In a recent post in the Busting Your Brick Wall Challenge, I talked about researching the friends, neighbours and acquaintances of our ancestors and...
Step Eight: Friends, Neighbours and Acquaintances (FAN)
Now that we’ve defined our brick wall, created a timeline, evaluated our existing evidence, searched for new evidence, resolved conflicts, searched for social history and searched for collateral relatives, the...
Public Speaking for Introverts
7 Tips to Prevent Unadulterated Panic of Epic Proportions
Quiet, the book by Susan Cain, has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over...
Step Seven: Collateral Relatives
Now that we’ve defined our brick wall, created a timeline, evaluated our existing evidence, searched for new evidence, resolved conflicts, and searched for social history, the next...
Tips and Tricks for Finding Ancestors in Newspaper Archives
How many times have you searched for an ancestor in the newspaper archives and either found no results or far too many results? Follow these...
Step Six: Search for Social History
Now that we’ve defined our brick wall, created a timeline, evaluated our existing evidence, searched for new evidence and resolved conflicts, the next step in the Busting Your...