Tag Archives: Genealogy

Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group 2 – Chapter 1

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Julie Goucher

The Hangout discussing Chapter 1 of Mastering Genealogical Proof +DearMYRTLE Community

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Putting Your Ancestors in their Place ~ A Guide to One Place Studies by Janet Few

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Julie Goucher

I recently had the opportunity to read a review copy of the latest book by Janet Few. There are so few books dedicated to the subject of One Place Studies therefore this is a very welcomed addition to the genealogical … Continue reading →

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Those Thursday Places – Richmond Poor Law

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Map showing Richmond Union WorkshouseCourtesy of Surrey Records Centre Today I read that Surrey Records Centre has released via their web page the Richmond Poor Law Union Applications and Report Books. This is a fantastic resource which has indexed by a … Continue reading →

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The In-Depth Genealogist – Digital Magazine – Issue 13 – OUT NOW!

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Julie Goucher

The next issue of the free digital magazine is available NOW! //e.issuu.com/embed.js You can read my Introduction post HERE and you can follow the column by visiting The In-Depth Genealogist website and subscribing via email or via twitter and Facebook. … Continue reading →

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52 Ancestors:# 4 ~ John Hunt Butcher (1781 – 1839)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Julie Goucher

No Story Too Small This post is for week 4 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Crow from No Story Too Small. You can read the list of my posts HERE John Hunt Butcher was baptised … Continue reading →

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Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group 2 – Orientation

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Julie Goucher

For personal reasons, +DearMYRTLE was not able to host the orientation session for the 2014 study group, but here is the hangout link for the Orientation session for the 2013 class. The Google Community

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Happy Birthday Mum – Christine Joyce Butcher ~ 16 Feb 1947 – 14 Feb 2014

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Today would have been Mum’s 67th Birthday. I spent some time yesterday looking for one of my favourite pictures of Mum.  It is the largest in the collage, and was taken in May 1995. Mum hated having her photograph taken, … Continue reading →

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Mastering Genealogical Proof Study Group 2

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Courtesy of National Genealogical Society (NGS) Beginning Sunday 16 February 2014, I will be serving as a panelist in the second MGP Study group organised by Myrt of DearMYRTLE. We will be working through Tom Jones’ book ‘Mastering Genealogical Proof‘. … Continue reading →

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Society Saturday ~ Branding & Logo’s

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Last week we looked at society websites, blogs and we briefly touched on social media. Today we are going to look at Branding and logos. Have a look at this picture. It is simply a collage of images created by … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Tip – February Map Offer

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Map of Surrey – Cary’s Map 1787 The UK based map company Your Old Books and Maps are offering free access to their maps server during the month of February. Visit their map server – HEREQuote the user name of yobm … Continue reading →

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