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Palaeography - Understanding Old Handwriting
Wills and Some Useful Information They Can Contain Always keep in mind that Wills can be a useful place to look for information when researching family history. To look at the original wills you need to visit a Record Office, and you usually [at lea...
Free Genealogy Database: A Great Way to Find Out About Your Ancestors
Today, more and more people are now considering finding out about their family’s past. Besides, this kind of activity is an activity that the whole family can enjoy. Finding out about your will hold a lot of mysteries and surprises. For e...
George Redmonds
George Redmonds to speak at Genealogical Conference George Redmonds is the author of numerous books on name topics including Surnames and Genealogy, Christian Names in Local and Family History and Names and History. In 2001 he presented the BBC Radio...
The Historic Heraldic Dering Roll
This week I have been fortunate enough to attend a private view of the heraldic Dering Roll. This valuable document was until recently in private hands when it was sold to an overseas buyer at auction for £192,500. But under current legisl...
Why attend a family history conference?
Ever since I can remember, I have always had an interest in family history and like most people, a life event over twenty years ago acted as the catalyst for me to research my genealogy. Not having any experience as a genealogist, I started by readin...
