Author Archives: Julie Goucher

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About Julie Goucher

Genealogist, Author, Presenter, native Guildfordian, avid note taker and journal writer. Lover of Books, Stationery & History; Surnames, Butcher & Orlando One-Name Studies. Pharos Tutor for all One-Name Studies/surname courses as well as Researching Ancestors from Continental Europe.

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History – Wk 9 – Sounds

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Week 9: Sounds.Describe any sounds that take you back to your childhood. These could be familiar songs, jingles, children playing, or something entirely different. This challenge runs from Saturday, February 26, 2011 through Friday, March 4, 2011. This week’s prompt … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 4

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 4 — Do you have marriage records for your grandparents or great-grandparents? Write a post about where they were married and when. Any family stories about the wedding day? Post a photo too if you have one. I do … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking – Memories of a snake!….

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Recently, over on Dizzy C Book Blog the question was posed, of what was the strangest thing we had eaten. My comment post was snake and I promised a post about it. On the way back from Australia I stopped … Continue reading →

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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History – Wk 10 – Disasters

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Week 10: Disasters. Did you experience any natural disasters in your lifetime? Tell us about them. If not, then discuss these events that happened to parents, grandparents or others in your family. This challenge runs from Saturday March 5 through … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 5

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 5 — How did they meet? You’ve documented marriages, now, go back a bit. Do you know the story of how your parents met? Your grandparents? My Grandparents met through, I think my Grandmother’s brother. Her brothers used to … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day 5 – Association

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Isn’t it funny how something you see, hear, smell can be associated with a memory or a thought? The human brain is complex and I guess that this is one of those complexities. Yesterday I read on a blog that, … Continue reading →

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Book Blogger Hop – Book Villian

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Julie Goucher

From the Crazy-For-Books web page “the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book blogger and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book blogger to … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Day 4 – Weekend

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I like the weekend, and especially the last few. That is because I have not had to work! In my last job I found that working an extra 4 hours on a Saturday a pain when I had already worked … Continue reading →

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She Writes Blogger Ball Redux

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Julie Goucher

She Writes Blogging about Books and Writing Group Ball Thursday 3rd – Sunday 6 March 2011 Over at She Writes, Meg who hosts the 1st Books blog thought it would be great to host an online Ball as a get … Continue reading →

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Carnival Of Genealogy 103: Female Genealogy

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Julie Goucher

As modern women I believe we truly under estimate the hardship, suffering and resilience of our female ancestors. Let us consider what we have that they often did not. Electricity and Gas, forms of heating and light A benefit system … Continue reading →

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