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Beyond the Internet Week 4: Donations and Subscriptions

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I can not recall where I have found any evidence that my family made a donation to a public subscription. So I shall use a modern example. A few years ago, I found on line a reference made to an … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge 2012 – Day 3

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I kept thinking of John Matthews and is death caused by “senile decay”. Death certificates often indicate senile decay where death occurs as a result of old age. Do I really believe that? My Grandmother said many times that her … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Internet Week 3: Houses wrapped in red tape.

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I stood in the archives building, in the days of when Surrey Archives were divided between Guildford and Kingston. I had called for a document – I can’t even recall what it was. I waited, not exactly patiently. You know how it … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge 2012 – Day 2

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Julie Goucher

As I wrote the post for Day 1 of this challenge I created a very basic mind map. I usually create these types of things in my journal, but this one started life on a piece of paper and is … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge 2012 – Day 1

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I do not believe that I have ever read a genealogical document, even those I have read before or those that I knew existed, and thought “Okay!” I have always finished reading and pretty much immediately thought of a question … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge 2012 – Getting Ready

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Julie Goucher

I have spent much of the last week re reading the posts from last year and wondering whether to create a theme to my writing, and focus on particular individuals, or whether to follow last year’s patten and start and … Continue reading →

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365 Project – January 2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Julie Goucher

View the complete month at 2012 – A Year in Photographs 

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Guest Post by Terri Giulano Long – An Ode to Bloggers

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Last May, a month or so after I began marketing my novel, In Leah’s Wake, a former agent told me that I would never sell 500 books. A rookie, I had no idea what to expect. When I published the … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – February 2012 Getting Ready – Relative!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Julie Goucher

The February theme for NaBloPoMo is the word RELATIVE. Now that is a word a genealogist can hardly ignore. Shame it is February though, as I am already taking part in a challenge; The Family History Writing Challenge. However, I can see … Continue reading →

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Weekend Cooking – Beef Casserole

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Julie Goucher

Last weekend, I had some cubed casserole steak in the fridge. I hadn’t made any plans on what to cook and then had a vision of warm, thickish gravy! I cut up two carrots and a few mushrooms added them … Continue reading →

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