Category Archives: European Ancestors

European & Surnames Courses at Pharos for 2024

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Julie Goucher

I have finally managed to get the dates for the Pharos courses uploaded to this site. The Introduction to One-Name Studies course (901) will run twice during 2024 and booking for both courses is available by clicking HERE. 23 January 2024 … Continue reading →

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Researching Italian Ancestors – SOG talk 15 July 2023

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Julie Goucher

Looking forward to talking about researching Italian Ancestors – 15 July 2023, 2pm BST In this session, a 1 hour talk, hosted by the Society of Genealogists, we look at the history of Italy and explore the vital resources to … Continue reading →

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Press Release Pharos Tutors – Brand new branding, website and student experience

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Julie Goucher

I don’t usually share Press releases on this site, but for Pharos Tutors I am making an exception – READ PRESS RELEASE Pharos Tutors has undergone a makeover – a new website, new branding and new student experience, but with … Continue reading →

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Researching Italian Ancestors Interview on Journeys into Genealogy Podcast

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Julie Goucher

Before Christmas, in this post I mentioned that I had been writing some notes in preparation for an interview. I was delighted to be approached by Emma Cox from the Journeys into Genealogy Podcast, and invited to talk about researching … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Migration Series (33) Linking Migration to Occupations.

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about European Migration. You can read the complete series HERE. The linking of occupations to new settlements is quite interesting. Here are some examples which are quite general: Those that left Palma in … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Migration Series (32) Thinking about Migration to the USA

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about European Migration. You can read the complete series HERE People do not always migrate in straight lines. By that I mean on one continuous journey. Researching across continental Europe is always a … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Migration Series (18) – Pull Factors of Nordic Migration

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about European Migration. You can read the complete series HERE. Until the middle of the 19th Century migration from the Nordic region was reasonably small. I have divided the topic into what I … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Migration Series (17) – Push Factors of Nordic Migration

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about European Migration. You can read the complete series HERE. Until the middle of the 19th Century migration from the Nordic region was reasonably small. I have divided the topic into what I … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Migration Series (16) – Migration Numbers for the Nordic Region

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about European Migration. You can read the complete series HERE. Migrational figures from across the Nordic region are interesting. Migration to other parts of Europe, North America, South America and Australia during the … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Migration Series (15) – Nordic Region

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about European Migration. You can read the complete series HERE. The next couple of posts are going to be about migration from and within the Nordic region, but what countries are reflected in … Continue reading →

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