Category Archives: Genealogy

RootsTech London 2019 Competition Closes and Winner Selected!

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Julie Goucher

As a RootsTech London Ambassador I have the opportunity to host a give away for the event of a complimentary three day pass (worth £149). There was no restrictions on how I choose to host the give away. I chose to … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Magazine 2019 – Surname Research Series

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Julie Goucher

The September issue of Family Tree Magazine has just been published, and the surname series continues, with us looking at the  fundamental principles of a study, as defined by the Guild of One-Name Studies, the Seven Pillars. I usually put … Continue reading →

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One-Name Studies & Seven Pillars: Collect (1)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Five years or so ago, I wrote a series about the general features and decisions to be made when someone gathers a collection, irrespective of what that collection might be of. A few weeks ago a reader of this blog … Continue reading →

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Podcasts – Extreme Genes Radio

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Firstly this is not a Podcast. I have filed it with the podcasts for easiness. I each week listen to the host, Fisher on Extreme Genes discusses a variety of genealogical topics. He is joined by David Allen Lambert from the … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Magazine 2019 – Surname Research Series

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Julie Goucher

The Surname series continues, with the August 2019 issue of the magazine focusing on Organising a study. I don’t have sufficient space to be able to do the organising topic justice, merely scratching the top of the iceberg, but to … Continue reading →

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RootsTech London 2019 Competition

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Julie Goucher

As a RootsTech London Ambassador I have the opportunity to host a give away for the event of a compliementary three day pass (worth £149). There is no restrictions on how I choose to host the give away. So read to … Continue reading →

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Twitter & #DNAChat

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Julie Goucher

I have always enjoyed Twitter, my only issue was being able to convey information in 280 characters, as some of you will know, I am wordy! However,  I had a review of my Twitter profile and header image and thought … Continue reading →

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The Benefits & Thoughts of Keeping a Journal

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Last week I wrote about Notebooks, Inbox & Workflow and I planned that the next post I would write about keeping a notebook etc would be the Travellers Notebooks system that I use for my brain-dump and inbox. I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Magazine 2019 – Surname Research Series

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Julie Goucher

In the July 2019 issue, the surname series continues with us looking at the Guild of One-Name Studies, fundamental principles of a study, the Seven Pillars. Next month, (August) we focus on organising and developing a study before working our … Continue reading →

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Review of #FamilyTreeLive

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Julie Goucher

I had hoped to get this review published earlier, but other deadlines and domestics I am afraid played a part in the delay. After a gap of a year in the UK without a significant genealogical show or event it … Continue reading →

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