Monthly Archives: February 2014

Society for One-Place Studies – Learn and Do Hangout

The February Society for One-Place Studies hangout is scheduled for 8pm GMT on Friday 28th February, so this Friday! The discussion topic is Learn and Do. We shall have a discussion about the latest book about One-Place Studies written by … Continue reading

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Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group 2 – Homework Chapter One

Published by NGS Reference: Thomas W. Jones, Mastering Genealogical Proof (Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Society, 2013), 6. Book available from the publisher and from Amazon in Kindle format (UK) & (US) Defining genealogy can be problematic. Here in the UK genealogy … Continue reading

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Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group 2 – Chapter 1

The Hangout discussing Chapter 1 of Mastering Genealogical Proof +DearMYRTLE Community

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Book of Me, Written by You, Prompt 26

Today is week 26 of what is going to be a 15 month project. Each Saturday, at around 12.30 am UK time I will release the prompt for that week’s Book of Me, Written by You. If you are new … Continue reading

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Putting Your Ancestors in their Place ~ A Guide to One Place Studies by Janet Few

I recently had the opportunity to read a review copy of the latest book by Janet Few. There are so few books dedicated to the subject of One Place Studies therefore this is a very welcomed addition to the genealogical … Continue reading

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Those Thursday Places – Richmond Poor Law

Map showing Richmond Union WorkshouseCourtesy of Surrey Records Centre Today I read that Surrey Records Centre has released via their web page the Richmond Poor Law Union Applications and Report Books. This is a fantastic resource which has indexed by a … Continue reading

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The In-Depth Genealogist – Digital Magazine – Issue 13 – OUT NOW!

The next issue of the free digital magazine is available NOW! //e.issuu.com/embed.js You can read my Introduction post HERE and you can follow the column by visiting The In-Depth Genealogist website and subscribing via email or via twitter and Facebook. … Continue reading

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Last in Line

Last night, as I sat in bed I was reading a selection of emails that I had in my inbox from earlier in the day. One of those posts was this inspirational post from Susan at Lost Relatives. I had … Continue reading

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52 Ancestors:# 4 ~ John Hunt Butcher (1781 – 1839)

No Story Too Small This post is for week 4 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Crow from No Story Too Small. You can read the list of my posts HERE John Hunt Butcher was baptised … Continue reading

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Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group 2 – Orientation

For personal reasons, +DearMYRTLE was not able to host the orientation session for the 2014 study group, but here is the hangout link for the Orientation session for the 2013 class. The Google Community

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