Category Archives: Genealogical Field Notes

Genealogical Field Notes (3) – Unusual Research Opportunities

Part of Genealogical Field Notes Research is in many ways like unravelling a ball of wool. You start to investigate, then all of a sudden you are completely overwhelmed with the all data that is now available and that is … Continue reading

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Genealogical Field Notes (2) – A Journey to the Spice Islands

Part of Genealogical Field Notes Mariners on board the vessel The Ascension in 1603 saw English soil for the first time in two years. A description of the voyage is documented by an unnamed individual who was on board the … Continue reading

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Genealogical Field Notes (1)

As I neared the finishing touches to the new Pharos course I am teaching, Researching Ancestors in Continental Europe I gathered up the last pile of notebooks in which resided some material for potential adding to the course material. As … Continue reading

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