Monthly Archives: August 2014

Excel for Genealogists

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Julie Goucher

A little earlier this week +Cousin Russ asked a question in the Cousin Russ Community about research logs. I responded that I kept a log in a journal and now keep in as a spreadsheet and store it in Google Drive. (I … Continue reading →

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Cyder House – Circa 1905

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Julie Goucher
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Alex Haley – Genealogy Hero or Heel?

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Julie Goucher

image courtesy ofhttp://www.alexhaleymuseum.org/biography/ Yesterday, Thomas who writes Geneabloggers wrote a post with the title Genealogy Hero or Heel? in recognition that the author of Roots would have celebrated a birthday, had they been alive. In 1977 I watched with my family the … Continue reading →

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Book of Me, Written by You, Prompt 50

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Today is week 50 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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Video: Thousands of Years of Human Migration in Five Minutes

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Julie Goucher

One of the things I love the most about the internet is the facility to share fascinating material, which opens our eyes to some interesting concepts, and some basic ones at that. Yesterday on the Guild of One-Name Studies mailing … Continue reading →

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Warwicks Bench, Guildford ~ Circa 1915

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Julie Goucher
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One Tree Hill, Guildford ~ Circa 1912

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Julie Goucher

  Now this card is quite a curiosity. I have never heard of One Tree Hill. The card I purchased earlier this year was posted from Merrow. If  anyone has any ideas on the location of this card I would … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance of William James West

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Julie Goucher

William James West 1898 – 1918Image from the family collection of Julie Goucher As we commemorate the beginning of the Great War. Today I am remembering my Grandfather’s first Cousin, William James West (1898 – 1918). The Lives of the … Continue reading →

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After the Storm – 2nd August 1906 Guildford

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Julie Goucher
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Book of Me, Written by You, Prompt 49

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Today is week 49 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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